Ari Shavit’s ‘My Promised Land’ to be made into HBO film
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
\”My Promised Land,” a best-selling book about Israel by journalist Ari Shavit, is being made into a documentary for HBO.
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March 17, 2015
Brisket-stuffed cabbage
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
Like many other traditional Ashkenazi Jewish foods I didn’t really grow up eating stuffed cabbage.
For Harvard’s Zach Yoshor, March Madness mixes with Shabbat-playing unease
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
Should Harvard upset North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Zach Yoshor will stay with the Crimson for their next game two days later – but the freshman guard acknowledges it won’t be easy.
George W. Bush headlines largest Israel Bonds event since ’51 launch
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
Former President George W. Bush headlined the largest Israel Bonds fundraiser since the organization was inaugurated in 1951.
Swarthmore Hillel votes to disaffiliate with Hillel Int’l
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
Swarthmore Hillel’s student board voted to drop its affiliation with Hillel International and change its name, citing Hillel International’s restrictions on Israel issues.
Netanyahu and center-left opposition virtually tied in exit polls
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu closed a gap with center-left rival Isaac Herzog in a hard-fought Israeli election on Tuesday, exit polls showed, leaving both men with a chance to rule but Netanyahu with the clearer path to forming a coalition.
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