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October 11, 2016
Podesta emails: Saban urged Clinton to do more to get Jewish votes
Haim Saban, a staunch supporter of both President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, urged the former Secretary of State distance herself from the president on Israel out of concern that Marco Rubio – seen at the time as a favorite to emerge as the Republican nominee – would get a greater share of the Jewish vote in battleground states, newly released emails show.
Jeffrey Goldberg named editor in chief of The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, a longtime correspondent for The Atlantic who has written frequently about Middle East affairs, is the 159-year-old magazine’s new editor in chief.
Kim Kardashian reportedly hires Israeli bodyguard after Paris robbery
An Israeli bodyguard will now be keeping reality television star Kim Kardashian safe after a robbery in her Paris hotel room earlier this month.
NY Jewish Week picks Hillary Clinton in first-ever presidential endorsement
For the first in the publication’s history, The Jewish Week of New York has endorsed a presidential candidate, saying Democrat Hillary Clinton has “the ability and promise” to “open ourselves up to what we can accomplish as a caring society.”
Judge blocks kapparot pre-Yom Kippur chicken ritual in Southern California
A Los Angeles federal court judge ordered a preliminary injunction against performing kapparot, a Jewish pre-Yom Kippur ritual in which a chicken is swung by its legs and then slaughtered.
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