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Shlomo Rechnitz, the man who reportedly gifted the winning Powerball ticket
One of three winners of the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot was initially believed to have won with a ticket given to her as a gift by her employer—businessman and philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz, according to Rechnitz spokesman Joshua Nass. The report is now in question.
Netanyahu says Israel and EU need to reset ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the European Union on Thursday of holding his country to a double standard, and reserved special criticism for Sweden, saying its call to investigate Israel was outrageous, immoral and stupid.
‘Son of Saul’ nominated for best foreign language Oscar
The Hungarian Holocaust film “Son of Saul” was nominated for the best foreign film Academy Award.
Bernie Sanders surging in polls, but are Jews feeling ‘the Bern’?
Talk of a Bernie Sanders presidency has suddenly become a lot more serious.
Making a dog bed out of an IKEA side table
I know I spoil my dogs. My reasoning is that, before we got them, they both had difficult lives living homeless on the streets and then doing time in the shelter, so I love to pamper them now that they’re in their forever home.
Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader’s call to target Jews
Islamic State said on Friday its members had carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group\’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to target Jews \”everywhere.\”
Why the Jewish Federations don’t talk about guns
Several Jewish groups on Tuesday came out singing the praises of President Barack Obama’s initiatives against gun violence. (The Anti-Defamation League too.)
From public education to jewish life, the Gilbert Foundation encourages collaboration over competiti
The seeds of the Southern California College Access Network (SoCal CAN), an alliance of more than 60 organizations working to support college access and completion among the region’s disadvantaged students, were planted more than a year prior to the organization’s founding in 2005, when the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation brought together roughly 30 organizations working in education for a day of discussion and learning.
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