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August 11, 2014
Maintaining Jewish faith: Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi’s collected essays
He was for many decades the dashing Jewish prince of new historians who came of age shortly after the Holocaust already heartsick and shell shocked from what had just happened.
Dear Ryan Kavanaugh: Thank you
Last week, Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh became the first major Hollywood executive to publicly oppose a letter condemning Israel signed by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
Three Jews visit Scandinavia; an adventure in anti-Semitism
Just before the Israeli-Gaza conflict, I emailed Mousa, a Palestinian-American actor I know, to say that I wanted to sit down with him to discuss what\’s going on in the Middle East and to see if there was something the two of us could do as artists to try to help spark change for the better.
After Gaza: The trail of destruction and its costs
With news of the latest cease-fire between Israel and Gaza just announced (on Sunday), residents on both sides will now seek to return to their routines.
Hamas limiting, threatening foreign journalists in Gaza
Hamas evoked a strong protest from the Foreign Press Association for ordering foreign journalists working in the Gaza Strip to hold press cards issued by the Hamas press office.
Yankees president hosts future Israeli soldiers before their aliyah
The president of the New York Yankees hosted some 40 young men and women who are making aliyah and plan to serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian during raid in West Bank
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the West Bank on Monday during a raid on his house near the city of Nablus, local medical officials said.
Israel working to retrieve fallen soldier’s remains, Yaalon tells family
The Israeli government is making every effort to retrieve the body of Sgt. Oron Shaul for burial, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon told the slain soldier’s family.
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