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May 11, 2016
The Orthodoxy exchange, part 3: Haredi outreach and the threat of external influences
Bernie Sanders wins in West Virginia
Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia primary for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Beyonce rocks Israeli-designed dresses on new world tour
Beyonce is wearing a line of dresses custom made by Israeli fashion designer Inbal Dror on stage during her new world tour.
NJ state Senate passes anti-BDS bill
The New Jersey Senate unanimously approved a bill that would require the state’s public worker pension fund to divest from companies that boycott Israel.
Canada prevents anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne from entering country
Border services agents in Montreal sent convicted anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala back to France on Tuesday after he landed in the city for a series of 10 sold-out shows in Canada.
Obituaries: Week of May 13, 2016
Ruth Bello died April 5 at 92. Survived by brother David Goldstein; niece Linda. Mount Sinai
Zachor — A Prayer for Unacknowledged Mourners by Rabbi Laurie Dinnerstein-Kurs
Fifty years after Agnon’s Nobel Prize, the work still resonates
As Israelis prepare for this week’s 68th Independence Day celebrations, fans of Israel’s modern Hebrew literature look forward to a milestone celebration later this year: the 50th anniversary of Israeli author S.Y. Agnon receiving the Nobel Prize in literature.