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Jewish life at CU

Jewish life at CU

IN mid-December, as the rest of Colorado struggles for a scintilla of warmth, activity at CU Boulder reaches the boiling point.

Cell phone plans max out as kids struggle to organize study groups before finals. Voicemails play tennis as friends ready for winter break and anxious parents verify flight schedules.

According to the office of planning, budget and analysis, CU welcomed approximately 30,659 students –– including undergraduate, graduate, full- and part-time students –– this fall.

Hillel at CU estimates that over 2,000 of them are Jewish –– a dieter’s slice of the demographic pie.

“You do realize that CU is not Brandeis,” one young woman admonishes the IJN via her crackling cell.

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A mayoral view of Boulder County

A mayoral view of Boulder County

Despite the word “recession” ricocheting around coffee shops, bars, and hiking trails, Boulder County has and will continue to outperform the state and national economies, according to the 44th annual economic forecast released earlier this month from CU.

While that may sound optimistic, outperforming a failing economy doesn’t necessarily mean doing well. It just means not doing as poorly.

While the national unemployment rate (as of October, 2008) hit 6.5%, the highest projected rate for 2009 in Colorado will hover around 6.4%. Analysts predict Colorado will lose about 4,300 jobs in the coming year, with most of those jobs outside Boulder County. The reason: Boulder’s diversity of employers from aerospace and biotechnology to renewable energy and organic products.

But statistics add little comfort to city officials who have to plan ahead while feeling the pinch of the present. And yet, many seem to find the silver dollar lining in a cloudy economic forecast.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 14 February 2009 08:49 )

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JTA News

Bibi: Construction in Jerusdalem will continue

15 March 2010, 3:31 pm Israel's prime minister told his party that Israel will continue to build in Jerusalem.... [Link]

Brazil’s president refuses visit to Herzl’s grave

15 March 2010, 3:00 pm Brazil's president said he would not visit the grave of Theodor Herzl during his first official visit to Israel.... [Link]

Israel approves plan to reverse brain drain

15 March 2010, 1:35 pm Israel's Cabinet approved a national plan to reverse Israel's scientific brain drain.... [Link]

Indian synagogue guarded after fake terror alert

15 March 2010, 1:13 pm Indian security took up positions around an ancient synagogue in Kochi following a terror alert that turned out to be a hoax.... [Link]

Germany challenging request to open Eichmann files

15 March 2010, 12:53 pm Germany is challenging a journalist's request to declassify files pertaining to the 15 years Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann spent as a fugitive.... [Link]

Palestinian protest site declared closed military zone

15 March 2010, 12:02 pm Israel's army has declared two West Bank villages that are the site of weekly protests against the West Bank security fence closed military zones.... [Link]

Ceremony honoring terrorist held in Ramallah

15 March 2010, 11:36 am Palestinians held a ceremony near Ramallah honoring a terrorist involved in killing 37 Israelis.... [Link]

AIPAC to Obama: Defuse tension with Israel

15 March 2010, 11:07 am AIPAC called on the Obama administration to take steps to defuse tension with Israel, while Israel's ambassador to Washington said bilateral relations are in crisis.... [Link]

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