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May 11, 2010
Letters to the Editor: Seidler-Feller, Fish in a Barrel, Prager
I found the angry letters condemning The Jewish Journal for its profile of Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller (“To Nudge and to Support,” April 30) to be so cruel and unforgiving. By including Seidler-Feller’s 2003 physical assault of a female journalist and his subsequent apology and teshuvah, The Journal offered a fair rendering of the rabbi as a worthy yet flawed human being, like the rest of us.
Facing Hatred on Campus: You Can’t Fight Fire With Flowers
An increasing number of students report that efforts to demonize Israel have intensified on college campuses. Most recently, the student senates at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), held marathon debates about anti-Israel divestment resolutions. In May, the annual Hate Israel Week will be held on many campuses yet again.
Jerusalem court acquits Islamic Movement leader
A Jerusalem court acquitted the head of the Islamic Movement in Israel of involvement in a 2007 riot in Jerusalem.
Stanford getting $12 million for Jewish doctoral program
The Jim Joseph Foundation will give Stanford University $12 million to renew its Jewish education studies department.
What We “Need to Know” About PBS After Moyers
Ever since the right began crying “liberal media,” the challenge for the targets of those tantrums has been to figure out how to respond to the mewling. What PBS has done in the wake of Bill Moyers’ retirement is a case study in the futile effort of trying to appease the little brat.
U.S. Jewish leaders to Netanyahu: Withdraw conversion bill
Jewish leaders sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging the withdrawal of a proposed conversion bill they called \”disastrous to the unity of the Jewish people.\”
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