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March 4, 2014
As Netanyahu arrives in L.A. for show premiere, Israeli consulate’s absence is felt
Explaining the situation in Crimea
As dinner conversations, news shows, and water-cooler talk have turned from Oscar selfies to, well, real news, one topic has dominated the Twitterverse and the airwaves (Russia! Ukraine! Russia invaded Ukraine!).
AIPAC policy conference: Once more, with feeling
What does a pro-Israel lobbying group do at its annual policy conference when it knows with a high degree of certainty that its chief policy priority isn’t likely to go anywhere on Capitol Hill?
Russia test-fires ICBM amid tension over Ukraine
Russia said it had successfully test-fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Tuesday, with tensions running high over its military intervention in Ukraine\’s Crimea region.
With Venezuela in a tailspin, growing number of Jews opting for ‘Plan B’
They left after Venezuelan secret police raided a Jewish club in 2007, and after the local synagogue was ransacked by unidentified thugs two years later.
Ex-Westboro Baptist Church daughter: ‘I love them Jews’
Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper have come a long way since they left their family — which also happens to be one of America’s most controversial — in November 2012.
Jew(ish) movies streaming on Netflix: March 2014
Here is a list of Jewish (and Jew-ish) films that are being streamed on Netflix this month:
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“Screams Before Silence”
Remembering Ken Holtzman, Outstanding Jewish Pitcher for the Cubs and A’s.
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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