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December 19, 2011
Cornell wins ‘genius’ contest, to team with Technion for N.Y. campus
Cornell University will collaborate with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for a new science campus after winning a competition to build New York City’s next “genius” school.
Can Reform Jews be politically conservative? Yes, say the ‘1 percent’
It’s not easy being a political conservative in the most liberal of Jewish religious denominations.
British lawmaker loses post over Nazi-themed party
A British lawmaker was fired from his job working for a senior Conservative Party minister after attending a Nazi-themed party
Attacks by radical settlers on Israeli army spark debate
Charred tires and boulders pushed to the sides of the road leading to Yitzhar, a West Bank Jewish community near Nablus, were among the signs that residents had made an effort to prevent Israeli soldiers and police from entering the settlement.
Tunisian president calls on Jews to return
The interim president of Tunisia called for its Jews to return, although it was not clear if he was reflecting the Islamist-led coalition.