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Hanging In

Thirty or so members of Generation X and I are taking a course at Brandeis University titled Politics and the Media.

19 Years Ago: East Coast vs.West Coast

Anyone from the Western part of the United States aspiring to national Jewish leadership has \”got to be an 11 on a scale of one to 10,\” Burton Levinson says.

Nation Briefs

In recognition of some of the year\’s bizarre antics from around the Jewish world, here\’s a gaggle of awards and observations.

Crypto – Jews Unmasked

This past October I found myself, along with four other North American Jewish journalists, flying business class — a wonderful way to fly — to Croatia on Lufthansa Airlines.

Nation Briefs

From the beginning, there were clear indications of the kind of year that lay ahead.

Barak’s Threatened Promises

Reform and Conservative leaders — who have been lobbying for years to have their rabbis, institutions and practices recognized in the Jewish state — do not expect the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak to usher in an era of change.

Israeli Election: Who Cares?

Israeli voters go to the polls on May 17 in what could be the most critical election in the young nation\’s history.

An Arab Prime Minister?

For the first time ever, an Arab citizen of Israel is running for prime minister. He is first-term Knesset member Azmi Bishara, one of the leading intellectuals in the Arab world, and one of the most provocative politicians of any ethnicity in Israel.

What To Do About Kosovo?

Israelis are divided over NATO\’s military campaign against Serbia — and opinions and policy are being informed as much by history and the Holocaust as by current political realities.

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More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.