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April 14, 2010
Kornbluth’s ‘Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews?’
Has Josh Kornbluth found religion? More to the point, has the theater world\’s best-known \”Red Diaper Baby\” been led there by pop-icon artist Andy Warhol? Or is that not what his newest comic autobiographical monologue – \”Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews?\” – is about?
Lauder to Obama: End feud with Israel
In an open letter to President Obama, the president of the World Jewish Congress expressed concern over the deterioration in relations between Israel and the United States.\n\nRonald Lauder called on Obama to \”end our public feud with Israel and to confront the real challenges that we face together,\” most importantly the Iranian nuclear threat.
Obama: U.S. can’t impose peace
President Obama said the United States could not impose peace on the Middle East.
Ex-Jerusalem mayor arrested in Holyland scandal
Former Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes in a real estate project.
N.Y. youths charged with hate crimes
A large ultra-Orthodox community in New York State suffered a number of apparent anti-Semitic attacks on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.\n\nThree youths were charged with hate crimes after allegedly throwing stones on Monday night at Jews in Monsey, an ultra-Orthodox enclave in Rockland County, just north of New York City. A fourth youth was charged as a juvenile.
Obama: Israel, others should join nukes treaty
President Obama expects Israel and other nations to join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.\n\n\”As far as Israel goes, I’m not going to comment on their program,\” Obama said at a news conference Tuesday concluding his summit on nuclear security. \”What I’m going to point to is the fact that consistently we have urged all countries to become members of the NPT.\”\n
Jewish Dem easily takes Wexler’s seat
A Jewish Democrat won U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler\’s Florida district by a wide margin.\n
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