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criticism
Debbie Wasserman Schultz under fire for calling young women complacent on abortion
Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is facing criticism from liberal activists for suggesting that young women are complacent about their abortion rights.\n
Briefs: Peres elected President of Israel; Oprah criticized for pro-Israel stance
Briefs
You have the right to shut up
There\’s a controversy that has bubbled up in the Jewish world today around this question: Is it good for Israel when Jews go public with harsh criticism of Israel?
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council distances itself from Prager
Leaders of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, ensnared in a raging controversy over one of its members, this week moved to distance themselves from the cause of the furor.
Tracks of an Ethiopian Exodus
Along with thousands of other Ethiopians fleeing their country, which at the time was ruled by communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, the Jews settled in refugee camps in Sudan and waited for Mossad operatives to take them out.
Hitler and the ‘What If?’ Question
In 1979, comedian Al Franken wrote a skit for \”Saturday Night Live\” called \”What if: Überman,\” featuring Dan Aykroyd as Klaus Kent, a clerk in Hitler\’s Ministry of Propaganda. Klaus dashes into phone booths to become Überman, uses his X-ray vision to detect bombs and to reveal Jews by looking through their pants, and ultimately leads his country to victory.
Zoning Snafus Keep New JCC Empty
The center is also the focus of criticism from some of its would-be occupants, who say that they haven\’t been kept in the loop about planning the center from the beginning, that its opening has been delayed and that they are unsure about when they will be able to move in.