Israeli who faked own kidnapping indicted for incident
Harrison Ornest-Leslie
June 25, 2015
An Israeli man who faked his own kidnapping, and his accomplice, were indicted in a Jerusalem court.
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June 25, 2015
New home for Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 25, 2015
In response to a growing student body and insufficient facilities, Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch has purchased a $3 million building in Pico-Robertson.
A funny — and touching — thing happened when a writer had a son
Jonathan Kirsch
June 25, 2015
Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer with an international readership.
Charges dropped against Maryland ‘free range’ parents
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2015
Charges against Maryland parents who allowed their children to walk home from a park alone have been dropped by Child Protective Services.
IDEAS and ideals spell innovation for Israel
Ryan Torok
June 25, 2015
In some ways, the secret to good movie-making remains as simple as ever, according to Steve Tisch, the Oscar-winning producer of “Forrest Gump.”
2015 Bronfman Prize recipient helps refugees, at-risk women and children
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2015
Rebecca Heller founded the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) in 2008 when she was a law student at Yale.
‘A Borrowed Identity’ an honest look at Arab-Jewish relations
Tom Tugend
June 25, 2015
It is one of the paradoxes of Arab-Jewish relations in Israel that some of the best movies on Palestinians as society’s outsiders are made by Jewish directors.
Here comes the groom-ing!
Elyse Glickman
June 25, 2015
Step aside, brides — those indulgent pre-wedding salon, spa and grooming gatherings are no longer exclusively your domain!
To mark ‘Seinfeld’ streaming debut, Hulu recreates Jerry’s apartment
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2015
Every episode of “Seinfeld” – from the “The Soup Nazi” to the “The Summer of George” – is now streaming on the website Hulu, one of Netflix’s top competitors.
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