Intermountain Jewish News
Friday,
Jul 30th
With the Maccabi Games, sports take center court in Denver
THE Maccabi Games coming to Denver’s Loup JCC on Aug. 1 will be the single largest Jewish sporting event ever in Denver. The games will unite Jewish teens from as close as Houston and as far away as Hungary in a six-day sports competition that aim... Read more...No black-and-white solution to conversion issue
Partisans on various sides of the conversion debate in Israel would have us believe that i...
In the race for Congress - what are the prospects for Jewish candidates?
WASHINGTON — The Senate could go either way. Hopes are dimmer in the House. And Eric Can...Is memory part of Islam?
OFTEN, debates are most revelatory about critical issues that the debaters think they are ...
Israel tries to lure Wall Street
NEW YORK — If Haim Shani has his way, the titans of Wall Street will start moving more o...
Also in this week's IJN...
The IJN welcomes the Maccabi Games to Denver, with a special edition introducing both the ...JTA News
ADL opposes World Trade Center mosque
30 July 2010, 4:17 pm
The Anti-Defamation League has issued a statement opposing the building of a mosque near the World Trade Center memorial site....
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Furor of German lawmaker’s Iran trip
30 July 2010, 2:19 pm
A top German politician has come in for criticism after announcing an official visit to Iran, only days after European leaders agreed on their toughest sanctions yet against the Islamic Republic....
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Congressman fires aide over Jewish money comment
30 July 2010, 11:53 am
A New York congressman fired his campaign spokesperson after she told a reporter that the lawmaker's opponent had "received a lot of Jewish money."...
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Israel No. 8, U.S. 14th among happiest countries
29 July 2010, 2:38 pm
Israel was tied for eighth among the happiest countries in the world, according to a new survey....
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Arizona injunction wins praise
29 July 2010, 2:19 pm
A federal judge's injunction of parts of the new Arizona immigration law is being praised by several Jewish organizations....
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A new name for Conservative Judaism?
29 July 2010, 2:11 pm
The leader of Conservative Judaism's flagship institution said that the movement is debating a name change....
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Arab League backs direct talks; timing up to Palestinians
29 July 2010, 1:54 pm
The Arab League said it would back direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians when the Palestinians are ready to proceed....
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Hackers hit Buchenwald website
29 July 2010, 1:38 pm
Hackers replaced a list of Buchenwald victims with far-right slogans and links to Holocaust denial sites, officials at the concentration camp's memorial said....
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