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April 24, 2012
Opinion: What’s in a name?
When Morrie Stanley Mosk decided on a political career, he began referring to himself as M. Stanley Mosk and then Stanley Mosk. It was the 1940s and ’50s, and anti-Semitism was much more virulent than it is today. Mosk feared his Jewish name would hurt his chances of being elected.
Opinion: Our man in Havana
I just returned from a week in Cuba on a people-to-people exchange tour to meet with members of Jewish communities in several cities and to learn about the country.
Egypt’s new politics make Israel ties a target
To mark the day Egypt regained control of the Sinai peninsula from Israel, a group of protesters pledged they would this week cover a memorial to Israelis killed in the war with an Egyptian flag bearing the words: \”Sinai – the invaders\’ graveyard.\”
Obama outlines Holocaust lessons
One by one, the e-mails from the White House arrived in inboxes across Washington on April 23, each highlighting a unique initiative toward a different corner of the globe: Syria. Iran. Uganda.
Police come up empty in new search for Etan Patz
The latest round in the more than 30-year police search for Etan Patz ended without finding any “obvious human remains.”
Honor Munich 11, International Olympic Committee urged
An online petition urging the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 at the Olympic Games this summer has garnered thousands of signatures.
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