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September 4, 2012
2:49 am

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walks away from the stage after a campaign rally in Las Vegas in Feb. (photo credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A new America, where opinion seems to matter more than race or identity

Between conventions, in this contentious election year, glimmers of a nation comfortable with its diversity

By Haviv Rettig Gur

September 4, 2012
1:36 am

Republicans condemn ‘Goebbels’ comment by California Democratic chair

John Burton: ‘If Republicans are insulted by my describing their campaign tactic as the big lie, I most humbly apologize to them or anyone who might have been offended’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

September 4, 2012
1:30 am

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto (photo credit: Shuva Yisrael/Flash90)

NY pol’s reliance on rabbi comes back to haunt him

Michael Grimm received donations from supporters of Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto — including pornographers and activists trying to disguise funds, according to authorities

By David B. Caruso

September 3, 2012
6:53 pm

Rama Burshtein (photo credit: Joel Ryan/AP)

Hasidic director aims to ‘Fill the Void’ about insular community with new film

Rama Burshtein allows Venice Film Fest-goers to see the intimate moments of birth, death, love and sorrow in the ultra-Orthodox world

By Colleen Barry

September 3, 2012
5:08 pm

The Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

High Holiday prayers canceled in Alexandria synagogue

For security reasons, last Jewish house of worship in Egyptian city will stay closed for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur

By Aaron Kalman

September 3, 2012
1:48 pm

The painting of Alfred Mayer. On the right is a view of the back of the painting -- a section of Torah scroll. (photo credit: courtesy)

A portrait of the Nazi as a defaced Torah scroll

In Krakow, an exhibition of Holocaust-era paintings binds the cultural remains of victim and perpetrator — to chilling effect

By Jason Francisco

September 3, 2012
12:58 pm

Queens polling site changed from church after Jewish concerns

People of the Book will now vote in the Kew Gardens Hills Library

September 3, 2012
12:55 pm

New Maryland elementary public school named for Holocaust survivor

Flora M. Singer taught in the public school system and frequently traveled to share her personal story

September 3, 2012
12:52 pm

Ariz. pol who faced Israel questions defeats two Jewish Dems in primary

Congressional candidate’s detractors cited her leadership roles in anti-war groups that are harshly critical of Israel

September 3, 2012
12:32 pm

Asher Lopatin to succeed Avi Weiss at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah

Weiss’ school was launched in 1999 as a more liberal alternative to YU’s rabbinical school and has encountered some opposition among more conservative elements in the Orthodox world

By Uriel Heilman

September 3, 2012
12:13 pm

A young Israeli man stops to put on tefillin in downtown Jerusalem. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Tefillin strap flap causes uproar

So-called ‘leatherboard’ straps deemed unkosher by several Orthodox rabbis

September 3, 2012
11:53 am

Recovered Torah scrolls bought by Polish village library

Scrolls will be located in a new museum dedicated to the history of the Jews of Wegrow

September 3, 2012
11:40 am

Brussels mayor apologizes for deportations, but ‘won’t pass judgment’

Holocaust comment marks a first formal recognition of complicity

September 3, 2012
11:28 am

Rabbi David Wolpe to deliver benediction to Democrats

Prayer at the Democratic National Convention will precede speech by president Clinton

September 3, 2012
11:12 am

The growing number of Israelis living in Berlin -- reflected by the recent opening of the Sababa hummus restaurant -- is leading to debates over how much public assistance is appropriate to accept. (Photo credit: Assaf Uni)

Israelis in Berlin buying their strudel with welfare

Germany’s embassy in Israel estimates it issues 3,000 new passports to Israelis each year. As the sabra population grows in Berlin, some are chastising their compatriots for relying on public assistance

By Assaf Uni

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