Roberts Draws Little Jewish Opposition
July 28, 2005
So far, the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court has ruffled few feathers in the American Jewish community.
Matthew E. Berger
Pollard Appeal Fails; Few Options Left
July 28, 2005
There appear to be few legal options left for Jonathan Pollard, after a U.S. federal appeals court last Friday rejected the former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst\’s claim that he had inadequate counsel when he was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for spying for Israel.
O’Connor Played Key Church-State Role
July 7, 2005
The modern-day legal guidelines on how religion fits into the American public square have largely been the creation of one woman: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O\’Connor.
The U.S. Supreme Court has been fiercely divided for a quarter-century, with four justices opposing religious images in the public square and all federal money to religious organizations, and with four allowing for both.
At the center has been O\’Connor, the first woman on the high court, who announced her resignation last week.
Orthodox Lobbyist in Eye of Ethics Storm
May 12, 2005
Missions to Israel are a staple of Jewish organizations, but when Pepe Barreto leads a group tour there in August, it\’ll represent something new.
New Study Breaks Down 2004 Election
April 14, 2005
\”There\’s been some small movement in the Jewish community toward the Republicans, but nothing really dramatic,\” said Stuart Rothenberg, an independent political analyst.
High Court Hears Prison Religion Case
March 24, 2005
Though Jews make up a small proportion of the prison population, they often are discriminated against and denied religious materials, such as kosher meals and tefillin, advocates for Jewish prisoners say.
B’nai B’rith Radio Launches on Web
February 17, 2005
Headphones on, face pressed against the microphone in a cramped cubicle, the leader of one of the best-known Jewish organizations in the country is reliving his youth.
Well, sort of.
\”This is B\’nai B\’rith Radio, and I\’m your host, Dan Mariaschin.\”
Mariaschin is far from the 50,000-watt radio station where he used to be a disc jockey in Keene, N.H., from the time he was in high school. But he also is far from his current day job as executive vice president of B\’nai B\’rith International.
Throughout the workweek, Mariaschin leaves his spacious Washington office for the makeshift radio studio down the hall, and spends several hours recording promotions and other messages for the first Internet radio station devoted to world Jewish music.
Bill Cracks Down on Killers of Americans
December 16, 2004
A Jewish community initiative to bring to justice those who kill Americans overseas has become law.
Provisions of a bill spearheaded by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), dubbed the Koby Mandell Act, were incorporated into the omnibus spending bill President Bush signed last week.
Condi vs. Holbrooke on Foreign Policy
October 28, 2004
Just days before the U.S. elections, the presidential candidates are sending the same broad messages about their approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the greater Middle East, but they differ sharply on the details.
Key Congress Races Hold Great Import
October 21, 2004
Perhaps it makes sense that Allyson Schwartz\’s campaign headquarters sits above a Russian Jewish market on a small strip mall — after all, Schwartz is considered to have the best chance of any candidate to join the Jewish caucus in Congress.
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