Who is a Jew?
Jonathan Kirsch
December 5, 2012
When Theodore Ross was just a boy, his mother took something away from him and never gave it back — his Jewish identity.
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December 5, 2012
Assad kept chemical weapons out of hands of extremists, Moshe Yaalon says
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2012
Syrian President Bashar Assad responded to past warnings about the security of chemical weapons by taking steps to keep them out of the hands of militants, Israel\’s vice prime minister Moshe Yaalon said on Wednesday.
Observant life in progress
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2012
Barbara Heller likes to refer to herself as a “growing Jew.” The actress/singer has created a biographical show, “Finding Barb,” that traces her life from her dysfunctional family in Boca Raton, Fla., through her disappointing pursuit of an acting career in New York, to her indoctrination into Orthodox Judaism and, finally, to her present state of trying to balance her commitment to an observant life with her professional ambitions.
Jews and guns: A day on the firing range
Ryan Torok
December 5, 2012
Susanne Reyto carefully loaded her rifle and switched the safety off. Peering into the scope attached to the top of the weapon, she pulled the trigger while former U.S. Army platoon leader Charlie Jasper looked on to ensure she was handling her weapon safely.
Susan Rice wins Jewish plaudits
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2012
The very quality that helped get Susan Rice in hot water with some in Washington is what pro-Israel groups have come to appreciate — she is a vigorous and reliable defender of the Obama administration’s foreign policies.
Milken honors educators
Ryan Torok
December 5, 2012
“We are planting seeds — not me, but all of us.” With those words of hope offered to her fellow teachers, Lidia Turner, a seventh- and eighth-grade Hebrew teacher at the David Saperstein Middle School of Milken Community High School, accepted the Milken Family Foundation’s 2012 Jewish Educator Award during an assembly at her school on Sept. 21.
Netanyahu thanks Czech Republic for support
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the Czech Republic for standing with Israel against a United Nations resolution that gave the Palestinians enhanced statehood status.
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