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Pew Study of Israel Shows a Nation Fractured Into ‘Tribes’ — Big Split With...

  Even though Peter Jaffe had never been to Israel, the Maryland lawyer felt a kinship with the people there, imagining a nation state full of “New York Jews.” That changed as soon as he...

Poll: Trump’s popularity sinks among Israeli Jews

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A poll in Israel about US President Donald Trump suggested his popularity among Jews there has declined since he first took office. In the poll of 500 Jewish-Israeli adults conducted this week for The Jerusalem Post,...

Remembering David Stoliar, the Only Survivor of 1942 Struma Disaster

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Last Saturday, the New York Times ran an obituary about David Stoliar, the only survivor aboard the Struma, a ship carrying an estimated 800 Romanian, Bulgarian, and Russian Jews, all fleeing the Holocaust. The ship,...

UC Regents committee condemns anti-Semitism on UC campuses, but not all anti-Zionism

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In a unanimous vote on the morning of March 23, the University of California Board of Regents' Committee on Educational Policy adopted a new “Principles Against Intolerance,” condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry...

Putin to European Jews: Come to Mother Russia!

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On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Jews facing anti-Semitism in Europe to return to Russia. The comments, reported by the RBC, a Russian media outlet, took place during a meeting in Moscow with a delegation...

Israel’s Top General Praises Iran Deal as ‘Strategic Turning Point’ in Slap at Bibi

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Remember the nuclear agreement between Iran and the West? You know — the one that Benjamin Netanyahu insisted was the biggest danger to Israel and the Jews since time immemorial? Well, Israel’s military chief of...

FDA Grants a Tyr Pharma Fast-Track Status

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Shares of drugmaker aTyr Pharma climbed over 30 percent Wednesday following news that the San Diego firm’s drug should progress quickly through the regulatory process. ATyr’s drug, called Resolaris, was granted “fast-track” status by the...

Trump’s Hypnotic Gig at AIPAC Will Go Down in History – or Infamy

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On Monday night, Donald Trump showed how and why he might be elected president of the United States. Invited to participate in a candidate’s forum at AIPAC’s annual conference, he came, he spoke, he...

Finding Heavenly Immortality In A Computer Screen

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As modern technology has become an integral part of more and more activities in everyday human life, more and more people are no longer content with leaving a surrogate immortality when they die: a...

Harold Kushner Discusses His New Book on January 27th

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Flash Sale - 2 for 1 Ticket Offer (Sale ends Sunday, January 17 - Not valid on previous purchases)   Harold Kushner The Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life With his bestselling book, When Bad Things Happen to Good...