J.D. Salinger, reknown author, dies at 91 – Was he Jewish?
JewishJournal.com
January 28, 2010
Author J.D. Salinger died at 91. He was best known for writing, \”The Catcher in the Rye.\” Was Salinger Jewish?
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January 28, 2010
Obama in SOTU: Iran’s leaders face ‘consequences’ [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
January 28, 2010
President Obama said Iran\’s leaders will \”face consequences\” for \”ignoring their obligations\” when it comes to nuclear transparency.
President Obama’s State of the Union speech
Jewish Journal
January 28, 2010
Declaring \”I don\’t quit,\” President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and stand on the side of Americans angry at Wall Street greed and Washington bickering. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would fight on for ambitious overhauls of health care, energy and education.
Howard Zinn, historian and political activist dies at 87
Jewish Journal
January 28, 2010
Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as \”A People\’s History of the United States,\” inspired young and old to rethink the way textbooks present the American experience, died today in Santa Monica, Calif, where he was traveling. He was 87.
New Fatah charter omits language on Israel’s demise
Jewish Journal
January 28, 2010
The new Fatah charter maintains a militant tone but emphasizes democratization and omits language in earlier documents that called for Israel\’s destruction.
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