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November 9, 2010
17 arrested in $42.5 million fraud at Claims Conference
The U.S. Attorney\’s Office in New York has arrested 17 people for participating in a $42.5 million fraud at the Claims Conference.
Project linking Holocaust documents set
A project to connect Holocaust documents throughout Europe is set to be launched.
Chilean miners accept free Israel trip—with kin
The rescued Chilean miners have accepted Israel\’s invitation to visit on an all-expense-paid trip — if their families can join them.
As Feingold exits, Senate loses a principled liberal
The speech that Russ Feingold gave to end his career in the U.S. Senate was much like his career itself: by turns crystal clear, obscure, ornery, defiant and gracious — and quoting a fellow Great Plains Jew to boot.
The Jewish War Veterans of Post 603 [AUDIO]
There are a few Jewish themes to the stories that the Jewish War Veterans of Post 603 tell. They tell of feeling ignored by a society that still thinks Jews don’t serve. Stories about anti-Semitism in the military ranks many decades ago are also common — and always seem to involve a superior officer from Georgia.
For Jewish federations, decline in donors dwarfs recession woes
After three days of schmoozing, sessions and feel-good speeches, the 3,000 or so Jewish federation officials who came to the annual General Assembly may have left New Orleans feeling invigorated.
Housing construction announced for eastern Jerusalem
A Jerusalem municipal committee has approved the construction of more than 1,000 Jewish homes in eastern Jerusalem.