President Donald Trump is considering how how moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would affect the peace process, according to Secretary of State Rex …
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5/14/17
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This week’s essay is devoted to one short chapter in the life and rich legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Goren, when the fate of Jerusalem was determined as the Jewish state …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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5/14/17
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Twenty-six Jewish organizations will join with Democrats and Republicans from both houses of Congress for a two-hour celebration at Capitol Visitor Center on May 17 …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Herald Community Newspapers
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5/12/17
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South Nassau Communities Hospital would become the Long Island flagship of the Manhattan-based Mount Sinai Health System, if negotiations now underway between the health service entities are …
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For The Jewish Star
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5/11/17
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Eighth graders at the Manhattan Day School marked Yom HaShoah with a presentation of Reflections, a program created by Associate Principal Judy Melzer.
Following an emotional candle lighting …
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5/11/17
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Eighth grade students from Yeshiva of Central Queens visit the Holocaust Resource Center of Temple Judea, in Manhasset, to meet with Survivor, Irving Roth, author of …
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By Moishe Rechester, Grade 8
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5/11/17
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Schools mark 3 days of somber reflection and joy: Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut
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5/11/17
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During the last week of March, 19 HAFTR seniors had the opportunity to participate in a life-changing mission to Poland, and I was fortunate enough to be one of those students. On this trip, we …
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By Nicole Jacobs, Grade 12
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5/11/17
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Do we have Palestinian rock throwers to thank for the fidget spinner?
The inventor of the ubiquitous stress-reducing toy says she came up with the idea during a trip to Israel in the 1980s, during …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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5/11/17
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