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March 21, 2011
Fears
\”Yesterday, I went to a ceremony honoring the memory of Irwin Green, a very special man from Detroit who worked tirelessly towards bringing Jews and Arabs closer together\”, I told my daughter Sivan over breakfast, before she headed off for another day in first grade.
Tennessee reportedly sends Bruce Pearl packing
Bruce Pearl, who guided the University of Tennessee men\’s basketball team to unprecedented success and the U.S. men\’s squad to the Maccabiah Games gold medal, has been fired by the university, according to ESPN.com. Pearl, 51, was informed of his dismissal on Monday, sources said. The Knoxville school must reach a financial settlement with the coach and his assistants.
Israel strikes Gaza, retaliating for barrage
Israeli combat planes pounded the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the worst barrage of rocket attacks on southern Israel in two years. The French news agency AFP and Israel Radio reported repeated strikes on the strip late Monday night. Israel Radio said that there were reports from Palestinian sources of 17 wounded. The army was not responding to the reports, the radio said.
Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchok Meir Helfgot to play Saban Theatre
Arranging a concert program is like planning a dinner, says Itzhak Perlman, calling from New York. First comes an appetizer, then the main course, and finally something to clear the palate.
Norwegian lawmaker denies Holocaust
Members of a Norwegian lawmaker\’s own party have called for his resignation after he publicly denied the Holocaust. Labor Party lawmaker Anders Mathisen reportedly told the Finnmarken newspaper that the Holocaust never happened and challenged readers to prove him wrong. “There is no evidence the gas chambers or mass graves existed,\” he told the newspaper, according to reports. \”Even reputable Holocaust historians have admitted it cannot be established.”
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