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An Article from The Jewish Buzz

On Wednesday, May 4, the Shaarei Zion Hall was teeming with energy and idealism, with passion and zeal, and with optimism for the future of Klal Yisroel. Continue Reading 
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Fundraising1 Online Giving Through Network for Good Exceeds $215M in the Past Year
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
 
Follow important developments in online fundraising with our new data dashboard. Continue Reading
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When it comes to Israel, Democrats and Republicans simply do not see eye to eye, and for all their love of Zion, evangelicals will turn out for a candidate who is less than 100 percent on the issue. Continue Reading

Kissinger2 For Obama, an Unexpected Legacy of Two Full Terms at War
An Article from The New York Times

President Obama came into office seven years ago pledging to end the wars of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Continue Reading
  
Namart4 Lies and Secrets in the White House
An Article from Israel Hayom


In a recent New York Times piece by David Samuels, U.S. President Barack Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes shed light on the manipulative tactics the Obama administration used to "sell" the Iran nuclear deal to the American people. Continue Reading

Namart5 Donald Trump Reportedly to Get Big Financial Boost from Sheldon Adelson
An Article from JTA

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to help elect Donald Trump president, The New York Times reported.
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Namart6 For Many NY Jews, Delis are the 'Secular Version of the Synagogue'
An Article from The Times of Israel

Inside the Second Avenue Deli the scent of cured meats with notes of spicy golden mustard and sour pickles wafts through the air. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Washington Post

Here in the middle of the Negev Desert, a cyber-city is rising to cement Israel's place as a major digital power. Continue Reading

israel2 Israeli Leader: Iran Mocks WWII Holocaust, Prepares Another
An Article from The Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Iran Sunday for staging a Holocaust-themed cartoon contest that mocked the Nazi genocide of six million Jews during World War II and said the Islamic Republic was busy planning for another one. Continue Reading
An  Article from The New York Times
 
Samer Atiyat, a Palestinian farmworker, had climbed halfway up a 20-foot date palm and was trimming stalks that held rich clusters of the fruit, still green and unripe. Continue Reading

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Roman Treasure Discovered in Cargo of Sunken Ancient Ship Off Israel's Coast
An Article from The Algemeiner

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday that two divers discovered the cargo of an ancient Roman merchant ship off the coast of Caesarea, Israel, during the recent Passover holiday. Continue Reading

israel5 Israel Heat Wave: 47 Degrees Celsius in South
An Article from Arutz 7

The heat wave that has been building in recent days as summer descends upon Israel is to reach its peak on Monday and Tuesday. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA 
 
Former London Mayor Boris Johnson has come under fire for comparing the goals of the European Union to Hitler.
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Article from JTA
 
Mini roller-coasters, Ferris wheels, monorails and zip lines are just some of the over-the-top attractions featured at birthday parties for Rio's privileged under-10 set. Continue Reading

International3 Paris Peace Summit to Proceed Despite Israeli Concerns
An Article from Israel Hayom

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday and said an upcoming Paris summit aimed at restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed, despite Israel's insistence that direct negotiations are the only way forward. Continue Reading

International3 Czech Jewish Community Calls Terezin Memorial Addresses Anti-German, Nationalist, Xenophobic
An Article from JTA

The Czech Republic's Jewish community has condemned some of the addresses delivered at a memorial ceremony at the former Nazi concentration camp in Terezin as anti-German, nationalist and xenophobic.
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International4 Thwarted Vietnamese-British Suicide Bomber Tells FBI He Was Instructed to Target Israelis, Americans at Heathrow
An Article from The Algemeiner

A Vietnamese worker from south London was instructed by a senior Al-Qaeda operative how to build a bomb with which to attack Heathrow Airport, where he was to target Israeli and American arrivals, the UK's Daily Mail reported on Sunday. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Jewish Week 
 
When the business department search committee members saw the CV, they felt like they had hit pay dirt. Continue Reading 
 
as2 British Boxing Champ Tyson Fury Warns of 'Zionist, Jewish' Brainwashing
An Article from JTA

Tyson Fury, a British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was filmed warning viewers not to be brainwashed by Zionist Jews, who he said own all banks and media. Continue Reading

as4 Michigan Public Radio Station Refuses to Air Birthday Greeting to Israel
An Article from The Times of Israel

A Jewish couple from Detroit is pressing a Michigan public radio station to broadcast a birthday greeting to Israel paid for by their sponsorship of the station. Continue Reading

as5 "Smelly Jews" and Harvard
An Article from Aish.com

It isn't just Jews who should have been horrified by what happened at Harvard. Continue Reading
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One rabbi is hearing impaired. Two voluntarily donated a kidney each. One is the first woman rabbi in Canada's capital. Continue Reading
 
Interest2 Gender Wars on the Trail
An Article from The Jewish Week

With presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump calling out Hillary Clinton for "playing the woman card," it seems all but certain that gender will be a key issue in the general election. Continue Reading

interest2How the Israelis Captured Nazi Mastermind, Adolf Eichmann
An Article from The Daily Beast

Sitting in his comfortable living room in his strikingly modern house in the Afeka neighborhood of Tel Aviv in March 2014, Rafi Eitan was in a relaxed mood as he looked back on his long service in the Mossad. Continue Reading

Interest3 14 Year Old Turns Down $30M Buyout Offer
An Article from CNN

The first-time entrepreneur doesn't sound nervous. He's actually looking forward to the trip from his hometown of Opelika, Alabama.
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