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Jerusalem, Israel

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Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh

Northbrook, IL

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Lakewood, NJ

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National Director

Rabbi Shlomo Porter

Baltimore, MD

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Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

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Milwaukee, WI 

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Baltimore, MD 
 

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Lawrence, NY

Mr. Jonathan Beren

Denver, CO

Dr. Robert Edelman

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Michael J. Elman

Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Joseph Friedman

Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker*
Toronto, ONT

Mr. Stephen Rosedale

Cincinnati, OH

Rabbi Simcha Scholar

Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel

Mr Gary Torgow

Detroit, MI

Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD

Teaneck, NJ

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outreachOutreach

Thirty years after its initiation, the European Day of Jewish Culture will have a record number of countries participating. Continue Reading 

Outreach2Once a Prop for Antisemites, the Talmud Makes a Comeback in Russia
An Article from The Jewish Week

A century ago, passages from the Talmud were translated into Russian to be used as evidence in the anti-Semitic show trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis, a Jew charged with - and eventually acquitted of - murdering a Christian boy. 
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, sold company shares valued at nearly $95 million to fund their charitable efforts. Continue Reading 

FundraisingTwoFederations Open Fund Drive for Louisiana Flood Victims
An Article from JTA

North America's Jewish federations are seeking donations to assist the Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge in providing relief to victims of flooding that has devastated southern Louisiana. Continue Reading
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Half of all voters say they definitely won't consider voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to a new Morning Consult poll.  Continue Reading 

Kissinger21 Killed, 1 Critically Injured in Fire That Destroyed Home of Orthodox Jewish Couple in Houston
An Article from JTA

A fire that destroyed the house of an Orthodox Jewish couple in Houston left one dead and one in critical condition in the hospital. Continue Reading 
  
Namart4Obama Administration Acknowledges Link Between $400 Million and Prisoner Release
An Article from JTA

The Obama administration acknowledged that the release of $400 million in cash to Iran in January was linked to Iran's release of American prisoners, but rejected notions it was a ransom payment. Continue Reading 

Namart5A Changing Crown Heights Marks 25 Years Since Brooklyn 'Pogrom'
An Article from JTA

Much has changed in Crown Heights in the past 25 years, since the accidental death of a black boy touched off three days of rioting in which black youths attacked religious Jews in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Continue Reading

Namart6Going to Vancouver
An Article from Tablet

It has been more than 50 years since I left New York City's Lower East Side. But that immigrant neighborhood of crowded tenements, synagogues, kosher delis, and Yiddish theaters has never left me. Continue Reading
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In this case, the sins of the son are the sins of the father. Continue Reading

Israel2Most Israelis, Palestinians Oppose Current Bilateral Peace Plan
An Article from JTA

Most Israelis and Palestinians oppose the kind of peace deal that has been under negotiation in the past, a new poll found. Continue Reading  
 
Israel3A Solution to the Water Crisis?
An Article from The Jewish Week

Summertime in Israel has changed forever. The weather is as hot as always, but the age-old fear of the country drying out as the sun beats down has vanished, and the nervous wait for the winter rain is a thing of the past.
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Israel4Lawsuit Claims US Aid to Israel Violates Nuclear Pact
An Article from JTA

A lawsuit filed in federal court claims that U.S. aid to Israel is illegal under a law passed in the 1970s that prohibits providing assistance to nuclear powers that do not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Continue Reading 
Israel5George P. Bush Visits Israel
An Article from CNN

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush returned Saturday from an unannounced visit to Israel. Continue Reading

Meet Lior Ron, the Israeli Tech Guru at the Center of the Self Driving Revolution
An Article from The Forward

Lior Ron may soon be a key figure in the worldwide self-driving revolution as a result of the sale last week of Otto, the maker of technology for self-driving trucks, to Uber for a reported $680 million. Continue Reading
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'We knew nothing' of the horrors, says Brunhilde Pomsel, personal aide to the notorious Nazi propagandist, in 'A German Life'. Continue Reading

Internatioanl2US Moves Nuclear Weapons from Turkey to Romania
An Article from EurActiv

Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara. Continue Reading

International3French Jew in Stable Condition After Stabbing in Strasbourg
An Article from JTA

A French Jewish man in his 60s was stabbed in Strasbourg in a suspected anti-Semitic attack. Continue Reading

International3Celtic Charged by UEFA After Palestinian Flags Were Flown Inside Stadium
An Article from The Jewish Chronicle

Celtic football club have been charged by Uefa after fans flew Palestinian flags before and during the Glasgow side's match against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
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International4India to Use Israeli Technology to Defend Border in Disputed Kashmir Region
An Article from i24 News

India will use Israeli radar technology along its border of the the disputed Kashmir Valley as part of operations to stop the infiltration of terrorists into the country from neighboring Pakistan. Continue Reading

International6The Price of Powerlessness
An Article from The Washington Post

This week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. Continue Reading
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Anyone attacked for being Jewish should receive help from Israel, Avi Dichter, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman (Likud), said at a discussion of anti-Semitic actions by BDS activists on US college campuses. Continue Reading 
  
as2For First Time, State Department Calls Abbas' Palestinian Authority Antisemitic
An Article from JNS

For the first time, the U.S. State Department has explicitly accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of promoting anti-Semitism, a signal Jewish groups are hoping will lead to change in U.S. policy. Continue Reading

as4Is Donald Trump's Proposal to Keep Out Antisemites Practical- or Ethical? 
An Article from JTA

How extreme does vetting need to be to keep anti-Semites from entering the United States, and is Donald Trump's plan worth the effort?
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as5Senior University Official Demands 'Final Solution' for Zionists
An Article from Arutz 7

A senior official at the Islamic University in Lucca, Italy published a series of controversial Facebook posts, blasting the Italian Prime Minister and demanding "a final solution" for Zionists. Continue Reading

as6Hillary Clinton Campaign Accuses Breitbart News of Antisemitism
An Article from Breitbart

In a fundraising email sent by deputy communications director Christina Reynolds, the Clinton campaign says of Breitbart - founded, owned, and partly run by Jews: Continue Reading

as7Law Against BDS Passes in California
An Article from Jerusalem Online

Israeli Hasbara recorded a victory in the U.S. today (Thursday) as a law that forbids public institutions from maintaining ties with companies or organizations that boycott Israel passed in California. Continue Reading
 
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Nonagenarian survivors of Auschwitz, including two who recently met Pope Francis when he visited the former Nazi death camp, have asked Germany's highest court to swiftly resolve the case of a former SS soldier who was convicted of complicity in the murder of 300,000 prisoners. Continue Reading 
  
"What Is 'Hashtag' in Ancient Hebrew?" asks the title of a July 30 article by Isabel Kershner, the Israel correspondent of the New York Times.  
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interest2Photographic Showcase of Elie Wiesel's Life to be Featured at Moscow's Israeli Cultural Center
An Article from JP Updates

A photographic survey showcasing the life of the late novelist, journalist, professor, and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel will be featured at Moscow's Israeli Cultural Center starting August 24. Continue Reading

Interest3Adaptation of Popular Israeli TV Show, Shtisel, to Air in the US
An Article from The Jewish Week

We shtisel you not. Popular Israeli TV show that follows a fictional, Haredi, Jewish family living in Jerusalem, "Shtisel," is getting an American adaptation, which was picked up by Amazon last week, according to a report by deadline.com. Continue Reading
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