Italian lawmakers urge recognition of Palestinian state
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
Italian lawmakers backed a non-binding resolution urging the government to recognize Palestine as a state.
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February 27, 2015
House rejects stopgap security agency funding, partial shutdown looms
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
The House of Representatives on Friday failed to approve a stopgap funding bill for the U.S. domestic security agency in an embarrassing setback for Republican House Speaker John Boehner, increasing the threat of a partial agency shutdown at midnight.
Reflecting on my trip to Birmingham with The Temple
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
“You’ll be the first in our family to set foot in Alabama,” my mom half-joked over the phone from L.A., when I told her where I was going. “Well, I was the first one to set foot in Tennessee,” I quipped back.
LAUSD board race a study in polarization
Aron Chilewich
February 27, 2015
Though none of the candidates may want to admit it, the race to represent District 5 on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education is characteristic of the broader polarized climate of public education politics: the incumbent, Bennett Kayser, is an unflinching supporter of the teachers union; the second candidate, Ref Rodriguez, is a charter school operator with reform credentials; and the third candidate, Andrew Thomas, is an LAUSD parent and educator who rejects the terms of the union-reform divide.
Iran nuclear talks advancing, no deal likely next week
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
Negotiations on an agreement to curb Iran\’s nuclear program have advanced substantially, but difficult issues remain and a senior U.S. official said he did not expect a deal in the coming week.
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
The Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov has been shot and killed by four shots in central Moscow, the Russian government said in a statement, according to the Interfax news agency.
My interview with Leonard Nimoy
Susan Freudenheim
February 27, 2015
Some 10 or 12 years ago, I got an unusual request from my rabbi, John Rosove at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
‘Kosher Soul’ plays on stereotypes — amusing some, angering others
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
In the first episode of “Kosher Soul,” O’Neal McKnight, a Southern-raised African-American man about to marry a white Jewish woman from Seattle, has an epiphany about his upcoming marriage — it’s like a black-and-white cookie.\n
Q&A with Jorma Kaukonen on Jefferson Airplane and Judaism
Jewish Journal
February 27, 2015
Jorma Kaukonen, who played guitar in classic rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, has just released his first solo album since 2009.
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