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July 6, 2016
Jared Kushner responds to open letter: Trump is not an anti-Semite
Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law and campaign adviser Jared Kushner defended the presumptive Republican nominee, saying Trump “does not at all subscribe to any racist or anti-Semitic thinking.”
Obituaries: Week of July 8, 2016
Robert Adelman died June 9 at 66. Survived by daughters Andi Keith, Kim Abramson; 3 grandchildren; sister Franci Goldberg. Hillside
On Brexit
Should any country give its residents a chance to vote on how they feel things are going, probably a significant proportion would show their unease, unhappiness, and dissent to an even greater extent that did the Brits. Most never do and have never done so.
Trump adviser says GOP might be ready to reject two-state solution
A policy adviser to Donald Trump told CNN that the Republican party might be due to assert more support for Israeli settlements, and possibly reject all together the idea of a two-state solution, which has long been a pillar of both Democratic and Republican policy in the region.
Study: 1 in 4 British Jews intermarry, half the rate of US Jews
Intermarriage among British Jews in 2011 stood at 26 percent, or roughly half the rate documented among American Jews, according to a new demographic study.
Algeria reportedly cancels soccer match with Ghana because of Israeli coach
Don’t hate the player, hate the Jewish coach, might be Algeria’s sports motto.
Abner Mikva, judge and congressman who mentored a president, dies at 90
Abner Mikva, a federal judge and congressman who served as a mentor to a range of Democratic politicians from the Chicago area, died at age 90.
Letters to the editor: Ancient rituals, gender politics and more
Why do we always try to find new rituals and borrow them from our neighbors, like “baptizing” the feet of a newborn girl (“Alternative Rituals for Girls’ Naming Ceremonies,” June 24)?
5 Jewish lawmakers elected to Australian Parliament
Five Jewish candidates in Australia — including the first Jewish Liberal from New South Wales in the 115-year history of the Parliament — have been assured seats in the next Parliament.