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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

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France's newly appointed Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during a handover ceremony in the courtyard of the Hotel Matignon, French prime ministers' official residence, in Paris on May 16, 2022. (Ludovic MARIN/POOL/AFP)
May 17, 2022, 6:01 pm
Macron names 1st French female PM in 30 years; her father was Polish Jewish refugee
Elisabeth Borne is only the second woman in the history of French politics to hold the position
By Michael Horovitz
People march in solidarity from Foley Square over the Brooklyn Bridge, concluding their rally against antisemitism at Cadman Plaza, on December 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
February 5, 2022, 10:29 pm
In wake of Whoopi Goldberg’s race comments, US Jewry reflects on identity in America
As actress serves suspension for her statements on Holocaust, a range of Jewish leaders note the complexity of describing how race fits into the overall Jewish experience
By David Crary, Peter Smith and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
The “Looking for a Wife” advertisement Arthur Brooks bought for his son in the Coeur d’Alene Press, June 18, 2016 (Screenshot)
June 27, 2016, 4:49 pm
Dad who sought wife for middle-aged son postpones interviews
After advertising for bride, Arthur Brooks, 78, puts off vetting for new daughter-in-law after Idaho resort where meetings were scheduled gets cold feet
By JTA
Oregon militia members blow ‘battle trumpet’ shofars in a video uploaded to Facebook on January 20, 2016. (screen capture: Facebook)
January 20, 2016, 5:43 pm
Oregon militia members blow ‘battle trumpet’ shofars
The standoff in Burns just got a little bit Jewish: ‘CHRISTIANS THE BATTLE TRUMPET HAS BEEN SOUNDED TIME TO RISE!’
By Gabe Friedman
Rochelle Ripley, the granddaughter of Orthodox Jewish Holocaust survivors on one side and a full-blooded Lakota Siouxer on the other, is the founder of hawkwing. (Courtesy: Samantha Petersen)
November 22, 2015, 3:02 am
How the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors earned her Lakota name
Jewish and Native American heritages intersect in Rochelle Ripley, who fulfilled a promise to her grandmother in starting nonprofit hawkwing to help an impoverished reservation in South Dakota
By Cathryn J. Prince
President Reuven Rivlin meets with Arab municipal and regional heads, February 5, 2015 (photo credit: MARK NEYMAN/GPO)
September 22, 2015, 11:22 am
Rivlin urges ‘all Israelis’ to build Jewish-Arab trust
President pens letter to Israeli, Palestinian teenagers at joint event; Abbas repeats coexistence call in own missive
By ToI Staff
In its first three days, the crowdsourced fundraising campaign for Kosher Switch almost met its $50,000 goal. (photo credit: JTA/Kosher Switch video)
April 17, 2015, 1:09 pm
Is Kosher Switch really kosher for Shabbat?
Innovation that promises to shake up observance practices excites many, but rabbis warn it may not be permissible at all
By Uriel Heilman
Newborn babies are attended by nurses at Bikur Holim hospital in Jerusalem. (Flash90)
September 22, 2014, 8:30 pm
Israelis marrying later and living longer
Boasting a young population and rising life expectancy, Israel’s population hits 8.13 million
By ToI Staff
Odessa-born actress Mila Kunis was aided by HIAS as a new immigrant in the US. (via Shutterstock)
From the WebDecember 1, 2013, 7:15 pm
Kunis wants Kutcher’s Jewish kids
Radar Online: Tradition is important to movie starlet, says close friend, and the couple are keen to have a baby
Temple Emanu-El in Dothan, Alabama. (Photo credit: Google Street View)
October 14, 2013, 5:52 am
Millionaire revitalizes Alabama congregation by paying Jewish families $50,000 to relocate
Jewish businessman’s $1 million recruitment plan in Dothan breathes new life into local synagogue
By JAY REEVES
Illustrative photo of ritual Jewish circumcision. (Max Yelinson/Flash90)
From the WebNovember 29, 2012, 1:58 am
In some Israeli families, circumcision gets the cut
Growing numbers of parents are opting out of the religious rite, Reuters reports
September 12, 2012, 1:25 pm
Religious meeting calls for world peace
The meeting involved officials from Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist communities
Campaign manager Gamal Saber levels accusations on Egyptian television. (screen capture from Youtube video uploaded by MEMRI)
April 23, 2012, 7:07 pm
‘I accuse you of being a Jew!’
Egyptian political campaigner shocks TV hosts, who ‘defend’ themselves from accusations
By Greg Tepper
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