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May 5, 2014
For Yom Haatzmaut, Israel literally takes the cake
My family’s tradition of baking birthday cakes for Yom Haatzmaut started innocently enough.
Israel’s Declaration of Independence printed in major U.S. newspapers
A full-page advertisement reproducing Israel’s Declaration of Independence appeared in The New York Times and USA Today.
Should Jews pack their bags for Detroit?
Sure, the news from the city of Detroit seems endlessly grim: bankruptcy, crime and so forth.
Gary Becker, Nobel Prize-winning economist, dies
Gary Becker, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, has died.
Silverstone doesn’t take a kind view of circumcision
Alicia Silverstone has had a long and varied career in the public eye, from her star-making turn in the 1995 film “Clueless” to her reemergence a decade later as a vegan and animal rights activist. But in her latest iteration as a celebrity mom, Silverstone is taking on a new role — intactivist.
Russia makes Holocaust denial illegal
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law making Holocaust denial illegal.
American indicted in Israel for murder
An American accused of murdering a Safed resident was indicted in an Israeli court.
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