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Military rabbi says still working to identify bodies in Romania

Chief Military Rabbi Brig. Gen. Rafi Peretz said that teams in Romania are still working to finalize the identification of the victims of a helicopter crash in Romania during an IDF training session. According to him, it has yet...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:25 AM

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Tel Aviv's secular yeshiva: Not your typical classroom -

As soon as you step foot through the door, it is clear that this is not your stereotypical yeshiva: there are no kippot, no black hats, and no prayer shawls. Welcome to the single secular seminary in Tel Aviv.
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Published: July 30 AT 8:24 AM

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Staten Island Congressman Thinks You Should Know That Jews Have Donated to His Opponent

Democratic congressman Mike McMahon, representing Staten Island and areas of Brooklyn, has compiled a list of Jewish donors to the campaign of one of his Republican opponents, Michael Grimm. The point of this exercise was,...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:23 AM

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Israel's controversial conversion plan shelved | Seattle Times Newspaper

A growing crisis between American Jews and the Israeli government over a proposed law on religious conversion was averted — or at least delayed — this week, with both sides agreeing to six months of negotiation. But the depth of...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:22 AM

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Stoudemire discovering roots in Israel

Stephon Marbury once arrived in Las Vegas to the Knicks' summer league-workouts with his Starbury logo tattooed into his head.

Two weeks ago, new Knicks power forward Amar'e Stoudemire arrived in Vegas for...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:22 AM

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Turkish Jews seek flats in Israel 'just in case'

The crisis between Israel and Turkey has led dozens of wealthy Jewish families in Istanbul to consider purchasing luxury apartments in the Tel Aviv area, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported Wednesday.

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Published: July 30 AT 8:19 AM

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Hackers hit Buchenwald website

Hackers replaced a list of Buchenwald victims with far-right slogans and links to Holocaust denial sites, officials at the concentration camp's memorial said.

The Buchenwald foundation said the attack by...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:11 AM

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Jewish family sues Hungary for the return of art collection looted by the Nazis

FEARING they were to be killed by the Nazis, the Herzog family scrambled to hide one of the world's finest art collections in a factory basement.

After World War II the paintings - now valued at $111 million -...more

Published: July 30 AT 8:09 AM

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Russia attacks Iran's verbal assault on Medvedev

Iranian criticism of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is "unacceptable" and "fruitless, irresponsible rhetoric", the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Medvedev told foreign ambassadors on...more

Published: July 27 AT 10:41 AM

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German drone pilots eye Afghanistan... from Israel

As World War Two raged in the years before Israel's founding, colonial British planes were scrambled here to fend off German forces. Now the German Luftwaffe is back, preparing for a far more remote fight with the modern...more

Published: July 27 AT 10:40 AM

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