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June 2, 2005

When Sad Things Happen to Good Kids

After taking his children to see a pleasant Disney cartoon, Dr. Rob Goldblatt thought there would some animated chatter about the film during the drive home.

A Cellular Moment

The following conversation took place between a cellular telephone subscriber and her daughter:

AIPAC — Let the Sun Shine In

By most measures, last week\’s policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was a success.

Washington Watch

The issue of religious coercion at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is starting to reverberate on Capitol Hill — with what one Jewish legislator said are ugly overtones.

Nation & World Briefs

Dan Halutz, a former air force commander, replaced Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya\’alon as chief of the Israel Defense Forces\’ General Staff at a blue-ribbon ceremony Wednesday.

Hope for At-Risk Youth at Yemin Orde

One of the notorious ways that overwrought Israeli parents get unruly kids into line is by threatening to send them to a pnimia — a boarding school.

Hoop Star Scores On and Off Court

After a successful career with the country\’s top basketball team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Aulcie Perry, 54, opened summer basketball clinics for children 7 to 14 years old in Tel Aviv. And he\’s about to open another one — a camp set up to attract teens from all over the world, especially observant Jews.

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