On Greek isle of Rhodes, Jews return to celebrate ancient community all but wiped out
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
Each summer, tens of thousands of tourists descend on Rhodes, Greece’s easternmost island.
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August 17, 2015
[UPDATED] Matisyahu performs at music festival that had dropped him from its lineup [VIDEO]
Ryan Torok
August 17, 2015
Matisyahu performed on Aug. 22 at a Spanish music festival that had cancelled his performance due to pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement but then invited him back to perform.\n
In life-or-death legal dispute, modern medical ethics, Jewish law and civil law clash
Jared Sichel
August 17, 2015
As David Stern, 61, an observant Orthodox Jew suffering from a rare neurodegenerative disease, lies conscious and hooked up to a respirator at the Providence Tarzana Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley, the hospital and lawyers for two of Stern’s children are battling to determine whether the hospital should remove Stern from life support
With fist-bump, Trump reports for jury duty in N.Y.
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reported for jury duty in New York on Monday in a black limousine, signing autographs and giving a fist-bump to a supporter as he took a break from the campaign trail.
Paul Goldenberg, ‘King of Big Screens’ and community philanthropist, 87
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
Paul Goldenberg, founder of Paul’s TV and widely recognized by his famous slogan, “I am the king!” died of natural causes on Aug. 13 at his La Habra home.
#myLAcommute I want to be a lawyer and work in DTLA
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
#myLAcommute asks locals where they\’re coming from, where they\’re going and why.
Where does Bernie Sanders, the Jewish candidate for president, stand on Israel?
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
Bernie Sanders’ best friend is a Zionist who teaches Jewish philosophy, he had a formative experience on a kibbutz and “Saturday Night Live” dubbed him the “old Jew.”
Holocaust survivor, 91, wins international long-distance race
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
A 91-year-old Israeli Holocaust survivor won a world championship for senior runners of his age category in France.
U.S. Western wildfires stretch resources thin
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2015
Dozens of large wildfires roared largely unchecked across several Western states on Monday, stretching resources thin for agencies struggling to contain the flames amid a heat wave gripping the drought-parched region.
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