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November 9, 2009
It Takes a Retirement Village for This Israel Bar Mitzvah
It was a bar mitzvah for the ages — or, rather, the aged.
Reform leader urges followers to adapt Jewish dietary practice
When Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, delivers his Saturday-morning sermon at the group’s biennial conference, he sets the movement’s priorities for the coming two years.
Rocket from Gaza lands near Sderot
A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza landed on the outskirts of Sderot.
Netanyahu: “Seize the moment” for peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the immediate resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.
Chavez: Ahmadinejad to visit Venezuela
Hugo Chavez expects Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Venezuela by the end of the year, the Venezuelan president said.
Hezbollah pressures school into pulling Anne Frank
Hezbollah pressured a private school in Beirut to drop from its curriculum a textbook containing excerpts of \”The Diary of Anne Frank.\”
Netanyahu: Abbas, let’s relaunch peace talks now
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday addressed thousands of North American Jews at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, where he urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to relaunch peace talks immediately.
German synagogue vandalized as Berlin Wall’s fall marked
A new synagogue in Dresden was vandalized on the eve of the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht and as Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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