Weekend Florida campaign activities
CNN Tweeted it was broadcasting a live event of Newt Gingrich at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Delray Beach this afternoon, but when I clicked—nothing. Maybe the video will go up later?
Alexander Levin’s got a name (and cash), but does he have a plan?
Ukrainian Jewish leader and real estate mogul Alexander L. Levin came to New York this week to launch the latest international Jewish organization with a grandiose name. Called the World Forum for Russian Jewry, this one aims to harness the power of Russian-speaking Jews the world over.
JTA’s Oscar Nominee
In 1947, eventual JTA president Eleazar Lipsky was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story.
Odessa Jewish orphanage doesn’t fit the stereotype
I wasn’t sure what my visit to an Odessa Jewish orphanage would entail.
Israeli children’s author Shraga Gafni dies at 85
Shraga Gafni, a prolific Israeli children’s author whose work was beloved by children in previous decades but whose nationalist political agenda has been a subject of much criticism, died Jan. 19 at 85.
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- Goodbye Gabby
- Kosher on the mountain
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- The little soccer team that could (New York Times)
- Cornering the market on kosher lettuce (L.A. Jewish Journal)
- Where the grumpy old men are (The Colbert Report)
- The Eulogizer: Shraga Gafni, children's author
- Not all Jews look alike
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