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U.S. names 4 Iranian companies to sanctions list
The Obama administration added the names of four Iranian companies and an individual to those sanctioned for assisting Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.
Rice: Attacks on Israel at UN undercut peace
The barrage of attacks on Israel at the United Nations undercuts the quest for peace, said Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to the body.
Australia, Israel commemorate 1917 battle with joint stamp
Israel and Australia jointly released stamps marking the charge of the Australian Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba in 1917.
05/10/2013
Israeli Anger Builds Over Sweetheart Deal for 'Jewish Oligarch' Nochi Dankner
He was once celebrated for his vast fortune and daring deals, but when Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner was about to catch a break from the bank on his massive debts, public outrage kicked in. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/10/2013
Reform and Conservative Leaders Demand Probe Into Violence at Western Wall
The heads of the Reform and Conservative movements will demand that Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein investigate the involvement of rabbis on the government payroll in Friday’s violent demonstrations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/10/2013
Ultra-Orthodox Mob Swarms Western Wall To Protest Women's Prayer Service
Haredi Orthodox youth mobbed the Western Wall plaza by the thousands to protest Women of the Wall as they held their monthly prayer service. Click here for the rest of the article...
Arts and Culture
05/10/2013
Vladimir Nabokov's Son Says Famous Father 'Was Close to Jewish Culture'
Not long before Dmitri Nabokov’s death, Maxim D. Shrayer interviewed Vladimir Nabokov’s son about his father’s attitude toward Jews and anti-Semitism. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/09/2013
14-Year-Old Author Tells Story of Holocaust in Graphic Novel
Christopher Huh is just 14 years old. And he’s not Jewish. But the 8th grader has written a new graphic novel that offers a new approach to teaching the Holocaust. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/09/2013
Jews of Bukhara Helped Me To Understand Personal History
A mysterious Bukharan and a journey to Central Asia led Alanna Cooper to a greater understanding of her own history and that of the Jewish people. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/09/2013
The Secret Jewish History of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'
Every generation has had its own ‘Great Gatsby’ movie. Baz Luhrmann’s new version, like the ones that came before it, speaks with a slightly Jewish accent. Click here for the rest of the article...
05/07/2013
Vera Gran's Biographer Reconsiders the Stigma of Wartime Collaboration
Celebrated singer Vera Gran managed to survive World War II, but it came with a heavy moral cost. A new biography takes a sympathetic view of her alleged collaboration with the Nazis. Click here for the rest of the article...