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May 8, 2013
Becoming Jewish: Tales from the Mikveh
Late on a recent Wednesday afternoon, Judith Golden and Suzanne Rosenthal perched at their desks in a small room in the depths of American Jewish University (AJU).
Assad: Syrian army can handle Israel
Syria\’s army is ready to deal with Israel, Syrian President Bashar Assad told an Iranian official on Syrian state television.
After erroneous denials, Stephen Hawking affirms boycott of Israel
British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking clarified Wednesday that he decided to cancel a planned visit to Israel to adhere to an academic boycott of the Jewish state.
Obituaries
Bernard Brown died March 25 at 89. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Wendy (Zack) Gugenheim, Darlene (Paul) Solotkin, Pamela (Daniel) Vancott; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Detroit ‘hero’ Hank Greenberg’s Jewishness
The big question in Detroit in the fall of 1934 had nothing to do with the troubled state of the world. Rather, the fans of the Detroit Tigers wanted to know whether their star first baseman, Hank Greenberg, was going to play on the Jewish High Holy Days. After all, the Tigers were in first place and they were contesting the New York Yankees for the pennant.
New Articles
So Long, Democratic Party
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Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitic? It Doesn’t Matter
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