Biden regrets making ‘Shylock’ reference
Jewish Journal
September 17, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged that he made a “poor choice of words” in using the term “Shylock” to describe unscrupulous lenders.
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Dig uncovers gas chambers at Sobibor death camp
Jewish Journal
September 17, 2014
An archaeological dig at Sobibor has uncovered the Nazi death camp’s gas chambers.\n
Israel’s most valuable Muslim ally
Rabbi Mark Diamond
September 17, 2014
Jews worldwide will soon mark the onset of a Jewish New Year with the specter of rising anti-Semitism in Europe and the Middle East.
The Judaism in Transition exchange, part 3: Can we make do with fewer Jews?
Shmuel Rosner
September 17, 2014
Urban beekeeper on a quest to protect nature’s pollinators
Jared Sichel
September 17, 2014
Rosa Goudsmit does not take “no” — or even “we’ll see” — for an answer.
U.S. general says military cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
The most senior U.S. military officer raised the possibility on Tuesday that American troops might need to take on a larger role in Iraq\’s ground war against Islamic State militants, but the White House stressed they would not deploy on a combat mission.
5774: For Europe’s Jews, a year of upheaval and uncertainty
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
A laconic man who abhors hysteria, the president of France’s CRIF umbrella of Jewish communities is not naturally inclined to emphasize his community’s fear in public, preferring to underscore French Jewry’s achievements and capacity to prosper despite recent hardships.\n
Group Jewish wedding held in eastern Ukraine
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine held a group wedding for 19 Jewish couples.
Renaming of Fla. bridge for Henry Ford nixed over ‘dark history’ with Jews
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
Officials in Fort Myers City, Fla., withdrew a proposal to rename a bridge for Henry Ford after residents raised concerns about his anti-Semitic publications.
ISIS-inspired lone wolves seen as posing ‘significant’ threat to Jews
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
Jewish institutions, which have faced attacks in recent years by lone wolves — extremists who draw their inspiration from the like-minded but act on their own — now must be wary of returnees from the Iraq-Syria arena who are trained and indoctrinated by the jihadist group ISIS, top security consultants told JTA
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