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July 8, 2015
Argentine President Kirchner doesn’t understand why her Shylock comment angers Jews
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is in trouble over her evoking of William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” Jewish antagonist, Shylock, in an attempt to explain Argentina’s national debt to… schoolchildren.
Anti-Semitism watchdog: Bucharest mosque could lead to radicalization
A Turkish-funded plan to build a giant mosque in Bucharest could lead to radicalization and incitement to hate, Romania’s main watchdog on anti-Semitism warned.
Will the special session help people with special needs?
The current California developmental disabilities system, once a model system for the entire nation in providing individualized, community-based care for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is starving for funds to keep programs going.
Here’s what United Airlines says happened today with its computers
All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem, creating travel headaches for tens of thousands of passengers that stretched into the afternoon.
Honoring Max Steinberg
Family, friends and supporters of fallen Israeli soldier and Woodland Hills native Max Steinberg gathered on June 28 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel to commemorate a Torah in his honor.
West ‘unimpressed’ with Iran’s new proposal in nuclear talks
Iran has offered \”constructive solutions\” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran.
Obama’s eulogy: Stirring words, disturbing theology
Am I the only one who had a problem with the stirring eulogy President Barack Obama delivered recently for the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.?
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