Obituaries: Oct. 12-18, 2012
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
William Balopole died Sept. 11 at 90. Survived by wife Estelle; daughter Marge (Larry) Brownstein; son Robert; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Eden
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October 10, 2012
Calendar Picks and Clicks: Oct. 13-19, 2012
Ryan Torok
October 10, 2012
Dedicated to the life and memory of journalist Daniel Pearl, this October music month features concerts across the globe, including today’s performance of “Songs of Salomone Rossi: Harmony for Humanity” by Tesserae at Contrapuntal Recital Hall in Brentwood. Other concerts include Ray Dewey (Oct. 16);
Letters to the Editor: Cantor’s Kavanah, Homeland, Kol Nidre LIVE
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
We are grateful for the lovely profile on our immensely talented chazzan, Hillel Tigay (“The Rock Cantor,” Sept. 21).
Honoring of Italian fascist angers local Jewish group
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
A new Italian women’s group has added its voice to protests over a publicly funded monument honoring the World War II-era fascist leader Rodolfo Graziani.
Jewish doctor from New York co-recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
Robert J. Lefkowitz, a Jewish physician and path-breaking biochemist from New York, has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Brian K. Kobilka, a researcher at California’s Stanford University.
Israeli rabbi said to be suspected of stealing Torah scrolls
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
Police in Israel have reportedly arrested a rabbi suspected of stealing Torah scrolls from the synagogue of his community near Be’er Sheva.
Romney says he and Netanyahu have same ‘test’ for Iran
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
Mitt Romney has said that he and Benjamin Netanyahu would employ the same \”test\” for Iran\’s nuclear program, but that a strike was “a long way” off.
Report: Israeli police filmed beating cuffed Palestinian
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
Authorities in Israel are reportedly investigating the alleged beating by police of a Palestinian man in cuffs in Jerusalem.
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