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March 1, 2013
Ventura Film Fest remembers Sally Davis, celebrity journalist
The Ventura Jewish Film Festival, opening March 9, will range across the Jewish world, from Ireland to Israel, and, in time, from the 19th century to the present.
The Turkic Islamic world uniting with Israel as a sovereign entity
Over the last few years, one of the questions that I have been often asked is: Is Turkey leaving the West? Is Turkey\’s axis shifting? Is Turkey turning its back on the West?
Israeli army jeep hit by bullets near Gaza
An Israeli army vehicle was hit by a volley of bullets near the Gaza Strip as Palestinians staged riots near the fence separating Gaza from Israel.
Beren loses quadruple overtime thriller
Beren Academy, which made international headlines last year with its battle to avoid a forfeit in the Texas state boys\’ basketball tournament over a Sabbath scheduling conflict, lost a quadruple overtime game in the state semifinals.
Yiddish: The enduring language
Among the many ways the Jewish people have sought to honor the Six Million, perhaps none is so life-affirming as the revival of interest in Yiddish, the mother tongue of the vast majority of the men, women and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Congress passes more expansive Violence Against Women Act
Congress approved the more expansive version of an extension of the Violence Against Women Act that an array of Jewish groups had backed.