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Arab’s nomination to Israel’s Cabinet stirs up simmering controversy
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert praised Majadele\’s nomination. But its ratification, which was expected to take place at Sunday\’s Cabinet meeting, was postponed for a week.
New faces and new places for Consuls General of Israel
As Israel\’s top representative in this region, the consul general has always exerted a strong symbolic influence in the Los Angeles Jewish community, and his actual impact has varied according to his own priorities and changing circumstances.
What do Dennis Prager, Jimmy Carter, Mel Gibson and General Motors have in common?
Letters to the Editor
Ed Koch wants Prager out — will ask him to resign from Holocaust Memorial Council next week
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council faces continuing questions over recent statements by one of its members, local commentator and writer Dennis Prager.
Getting kicked out of shul
Biston\’s public airing of his story and his threat to file suit have brought to light a number of complaints from others who also have been asked to leave Beth Jacob. They claim the rabbi is autocratic and mercurial and bars people who don\’t fit his image of an appropriate congregant.
Maestro’s mission is to restore banned composers’ music
Conlon became a maestro with a mission: to help revive the music of composers banned (and often murdered) by the Nazis.
The 2006 Jewish Vote: Much ado about nothing
In the American Jewish political world, 2006 is the year of the battle of the political ads.
California Jewish voters maintain liberal reputation
California\’s Jewish voters upheld their liberal reputation in the Nov. 7 election, despite a strong effort by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) to focus on the Bush administration\’s pro-Israel record.
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UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
USC Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony
Chosen Links – Colleges and Passover Edition – April 25, 2024
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