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Berlin – German iTunes Removes Nazi Anthem
Berlin - Apple removed the anthem of the Nazi Party from the German iTunes online music store.
The company on Wednesday removed the German marching song "Horst Wessel Lied," the unofficial Nazi ant...
Washington – NY Congressman Ackerman Cuts Off Ties With J Street
Washington - U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman severed ties with J Street over its call on the Obama administration not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution on settlements.
“After learning of J Street’...
Russia – Chabad Emissaries At Bombed Moscow Airport: “It Was A Horrifying Scene”
Russia - Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries who responded to the bombing at Moscow's busiest airport described a "horrifying scene."
In an e-mail to JTA, Rabbi Sheah Deitsch, one of a group of Chabad-Luba...
Rome – Talmud to be Translated Into Italian
Rome - Thanks to collaboration between the Italian Jewish community and the Italian government, the Talmud, for the first time ever, will be translated into Italian.
Dubbed "Project Talmud", the pr...
New York – Jewish Group Garnered 10,000 Signatures To Oust Glenn Beck
New York - A Jewish group garnered 10,000 signatures on a petition asking Fox News Channel to fire political commentator Glenn Beck.
Jewish Funds for Justice attempted to deliver the petition on Ja...
Rome – Italian Leaders Decry List of ‘influential’ Italian Jews
Rome - Italian leaders expressed anger and solidarity with the Jewish community after a neo-Nazi Internet forum published a list of "influential" Italian Jews on its website.
The Italian media Wedn...
Brisbane – Australian Jews Evacuating In Face Of Huge Floods
Brisbane - At least a dozen Jewish families in northeastern Australia have been evacuated from their homes as a major flood ripped through Queensland this week, killing at least 12 people.
More tha...
Washington – Jewish Groups Adjusting Agendas For New GOP-Led House
Washington - Faced with a new Congress intent on slashing the U.S. federal budget, Jewish groups are trimming their agendas to hew to its contours.
On issues from Israel aid to the environment to e...
St. Louis, MO – Rubashkin Appeal Seeks New Trial
St. Louis, MO - Lawyers for convicted former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin have appealed a judge's decision denying their bid for a new trial.
In a brief filed Monday with the U.S. Cou...
New York – Report: Malcolm Hoenlein Assad Meet in Damascus
New York - Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus.
Hoenlein said t...
New York – ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications Going Digital
New York - A major publisher of Jewish books is moving into the digital age while trying to strike a balance between technology and Jewish observance.
ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications, which calls it...
Washington – Henry Kissinger: Gassing Jews Not a U.S. Problem
Washington - Henry Kissinger is heard saying the genocide of Soviet Jews would not be an American concern on newly released tapes chronicling President Nixon's obsession with disparaging Jews and othe...
Israel – GOP Figure Shakes Up Israeli Leftymedia, Mimicing Fox News’ US Success
Israel - Las Vegas gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson is a significant figure in Republican politics — the 13th richest man in America and one of the GOP's biggest donors. But he's an even bigger player...
New Orleans, LA – Jay Feinberg Wins Jewish Community Hero Contest
New Orleans, LA - Jay Feinberg, founder of the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, has been tapped as the Jewish Community Hero.
The announcement was made Tuesday in New Orleans at the General Ass...
Jerusalem – Israel Says It Was informed About U.S. Mail Bombers Before It Went Public
Jerusalem - Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz hinted Monday that Israel received warning of the intent to send bombs to US synagogues on Thursday, before the plot was revealed to the public on the ...
New York – How Should Orthodox Jews React To Paldino Anti-Gay Remark?
New York - When the Republican candidate for New York governor, Carl Paladino, addressed an Orthodox crowd on Sunday about his opposition to gay pride parades and how children shouldn’t be “brainwashe...
Washington – With Emanuel and Axelrod Gone, Will The Jews Have Access to Obama
Washington - They were two Jewish aides who had offices within shouting distance of the Oval Office.
But the resignation last week of Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff and the imminent dep...
Johannesburg – South African Museum to Juxtapose Holocaust With Rwandan Genocide
Johannesburg - At a South African Holocaust museum that plans to open late next year in Johannesburg, the Holocaust will be featured beside a more local genocide: the Rwandan violence of 1994.
The ...
New York – Sukkahs That Captured a City’s Imagination To Go Nationwide [video]
New York - It was a surprise hit on the cultural roster of a city that may be the most culturally busy city in the nation.
And even though the Sukkah City architectural competition in New York is ...
Gainesville, FL – Police Stop Truck Near Controversial Pastor’s Church; Loaded Shotgun Found
Gainesville, FL - Police at a checkpoint near the church of a controversial Gainesville pastor stopped a truck with two men who were carrying a loaded shotgun.
Police let the men go after questioni...