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Increased Security At Synagogues This Sabbath

One prominent shul on Pico Blvd emails its members: Dear Members, In light of the Jewish Institutions security situation in New York, we will be extra cautious this Shabbat. We request your cooperation and compliance with directives. There is no … Continue reading

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Tough Times For Venezuela’s Jews

Melanie Kirkpatrick writes: In 1998, the year Hugo Chavez was elected president, there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. Today the Jewish population is estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000. Those numbers tell a story, and it’s not a happy one. … Continue reading

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Why Are Some Orthodox Jews Fighting A Bill That Would End The Statute Of Limitations On Child Abuse In New York?

The New York Times reports: Roman Catholic and Orthodox Jewish officials in New York are mounting an intense lobbying effort to block a bill before the State Legislature that would temporarily lift the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging the … Continue reading

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What Hamas Is Doing To Southern Israel Will Inflame Jews

It is unpredictable how Jews in the United States will react to these rocket attacks and non-Jews should be on guard against angry rioting Jews. Can you imagine such a thing? Or the pope announces that non-Christians should beware because … Continue reading

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Jewish Education

George D. Hanus (chairman of the Superfund for Jewish Education and Continuity, the World Jewish Digest and the Jewish Broadcasting Network) writes: Where are the Jewish Federations? They are allegedly the central community charity chests in every local community. There … Continue reading

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