Israeli consulate highlights gay culture
Jewish Journal
April 7, 2010
Israel\’s consulate in San Francisco is co-sponsoring a month of events highlighting gay and lesbian culture.\n
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Knesset passes civil union bill
Jewish Journal
March 16, 2010
Israel\’s Knesset passed a civil union bill, although it is expected to help only a small percentage of Israelis who do not want a religious wedding.\n\nThe bill introduced by the Yisrael Beiteinu party passed its second and third readings during a midnight vote Monday. The lawmakers\’ vote was 56-4; lawmakers from the religious Shas and United Torah Judaism parties opposed the bill and did not attend the vote.\n
Films at L.A.’s Outfest examines gay life in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Nick Street
July 6, 2007
\”The Bubble\” is one of two Israel-centered features scheduled for the 25th Outfest, Los Angeles\’ gay and lesbian film festival, July 12-23. The film is being shown in collaboration with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion\’s Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation, as well as JQ International.
Better late than never, Theodor Herzl, children reunited in death; Ex-N.J. Governor McGreevey’s Isra
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2006
Briefs courtesy Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
‘Top Gun’ Lawyer Aims to Aid Likud
Tom Tugend
January 12, 2006
Born into a strongly Democratic family but later a founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Berman, at 51, is a man of strong physique and opinions.\n\n\”I am fed up with intermarriage and with rabbis who reach out to gay and intermarried couples,\” he said during an interview in his spacious Sunset Boulevard office.
A Roll in the Snow
Tom Tugend
October 2, 2003
Seldom has the boredom, tension and camaraderie of men and women at war been portrayed more realistically and economically than in this film, which has been a surprise hit among Israeli moviegoers, soldiers and civilians.
Israel Falls for Gay Military Romance
David Finnigan
October 2, 2003
\”Yossi & Jagger\” has earned critics\’ praise and top ratings when it aired on Israel\’s cable Channel 3, and is now opening in U.S. theaters.
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