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Israel Takes on Wikimania

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Sala Levin

August 12, 2011

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by Charles Kopel “Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of six hundred last week in the...

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A Declaration of Ignorance

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elisniv

July 13, 2023

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By Steven Philp Republican or Democrat, American Jews inherit a history of progressiveness concerning issues of race and religion. Yet a pledge released by the conservative...

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Holy Foreskin, Batman!

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elisniv

June 14, 2011

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By Adina Rosenthal There is a new superhero on the block. In true Superman fashion, he spends his days as regular citizen Miles Hastwick, but when...

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Like a Yellow Star On Our Food

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elisniv

April 7, 2011

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By Steven Philp Kosher products are a common sight in most American stores; it is an industry that is recognized outside the Jewish community, employing both...

28 Mar

Culture, Religion

All Converts Go To Heaven: The Case of Elizabeth Taylor

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Steven Philp

February 12, 2021

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On April 6, 1959 Time Magazine reported the birth “of the most famous and perhaps most beautiful baby,” a Jewish girl named Elishaba Rachel Taylor....

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Lessons for Germany's Turks from France's Jews

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Symi Rom-Rymer

March 10, 2011

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By Symi Rom-Rymer In the midst of cheering crowds and booming music at an auditorium in Düsseldorf, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Turkish...

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Lessons for Germany’s Turks from France’s Jews

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symirr

March 10, 2011

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By Symi Rom-Rymer In the midst of cheering crowds and booming music at an auditorium in Düsseldorf, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Turkish...

17 Feb

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Anti-Semitic Auto-complete?

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Symi Rom-Rymer

July 24, 2012

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By Symi Rom-Rymer Journalist Stéphane Foucart posed an interesting question in a recent article in the French daily paper, Le Monde: what can Google tell us...

History, Latest

Czech Out Those Jews: Judaism in the Czech Republic

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elisniv

May 8, 2012

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By Kayla Green How is it possible to judge the attitude toward Jews in the Czech Republic, a country where Jews have in recent history suffered...

Culture, History, Latest, Religion

The Catholic Church Changes Gears on Interfaith Relations

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elisniv

May 8, 2012

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By Gabriel Weinstein Last week a group of twenty cantors from the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) serenaded Catholic officials in Rome with rousing renditions of...