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Israeli Soccer Player and Pianist to Perform in Venezuela

March 11, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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By Ilona Oltuski Pianist Elisha Abas – Scriabin in the Genes The ante has just been upped: at the personal request of powerhouse conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, pianist...

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Is it Time for Shylock to Retire?

March 8, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice: A Play For All Time? By Steve Frank Every year brings new productions of Shakespeare’s controversial play “The Merchant of Venice.” Is it time...

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The View from Istanbul: What The Turkish Prime Minister Really Meant

March 8, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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By Aylin Kocaman "It is necessary that we must consider -- just like Zionism, or anti-Semitism, or fascism -- Islamophobia as a crime against humanity." --- Turkish...

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Solidarity for Women of the Wall Planned Across the U.S. Next Week

March 6, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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Supporters of Women of the Wall are planning solidarity prayer groups in major cities in the US and elsewhere next week, as the group heads...

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New Research Uncovers 42,500 Nazi Camps: What This Means for Holocaust Insurance Claims

March 5, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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A wide-ranging research project aiming to document the number of Nazi ghettos and camps has uncovered an estimated 42,500 Nazi facilitates, in a figure that...

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The Agenda Behind Israel Apartheid Week? Guest Blogger Weighs In

March 6, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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By Patrick Mascoe It’s that time of year again (March 4th – 8th), when our institutions of higher learning take a week out of their busy...

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Support for Iran Down Among Muslims and Arabs

March 1, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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Support for Iran has declined among Arabs and Muslims, a new poll of 20 countries in North Africa and the Middle East has found. Iran's favorability...

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Guest Blogger from Turkey on What Divides Muslims, Christians and Jews

March 1, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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Taqiyya: A Concept Used to Divide Muslims, Christians and Jews By Aylin Kocaman I was talking to the head of a Christian group a few years ago...

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Jewish Ethics: Hillel and Shammai Weigh in on Gun Rights

October 14, 2015
By Ronald Pies
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“A Jew dare not live with absolute certainty, not only because certainty is the hallmark of the fanatic...but also because doubt is good for the...

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The Most Notorious Anti-Jewish Official in American History

February 26, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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Kaskel’s Chutzpah By Gary Stein “Your people must leave all the villages,” the government official barked. “The district must be emptied. I have an order here!” With...

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Blog from Istanbul: Turkey and Israel Should Unite

February 15, 2013
By Daphna Berman
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The Peoples of Turkey and Israel Should Work Together By Aylin Kocaman Turkey has sheltered Jews since Ottoman times. The Turkish people have a particular culture and...

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The Latke vs. Hamentash Debate Rages On

March 12, 2022
By Sala Levin
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by Amy Schwartz Which tastes better, the latke or the hamentash? Does the hamentash contain the secret of the universe? Is the latke a threat to...

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