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Montreal chasidic woman makes history
JTANov 07, 2013
TORONTO A 24-year-old esthetician, Mindy Pollak, became the first chasidic woman to hold public office in Montreal. Pollak, a member of the Vishnitzer sect, defeated...
Rabbi Sergio Bergman elected to Argentine parliament
JTAOct 31, 2013
By Diego Melamed, JTA BUENOS AIRES — When he takes the oath of office in December as a new member of Argentinas lower house of parliament, Rabbi Sergio Bergman...
Anger over prisoner release
Ben Sales, JTAOct 31, 2013
JERUSALEM — Israel’s peace talks with the Palestinians remain mostly shrouded in secrecy, but one thing is certain: The Palestinian prisoner release that...
JNF paints the town green
Chris LeppekOct 31, 2013
DENVER opened its arms to supporters of the Jewish National Fund last weekend, offering bucolic October weather and warm words of welcome during the first JNF national...
Israel extends aid to Syrian refugees
Ben Sales, JTAOct 24, 2013
MAFRAQ, Jordan The purple plastic sacks fill two rooms in the otherwise sparsely furnished headquarters of a Jordanian NGO, awaiting distribution to Syrian refugees...
RTD anti-Israel ads timed to infuriate delegates to JNF conference
Chris LeppekOct 24, 2013
For the next couple of weeks, a lot of Denver Jews can expect to be upset. That is, if they happen to see the signs attached to the sides of […]
Study: One in four European Jews afraid to wear kippah
JTAOct 24, 2013
KIEV A quarter of respondents in a survey of Jews from nine European countries said they avoid visiting places and wearing symbols that identify them as Jews for fear...
Council of Europe waffles on circumcision
JTAOct 17, 2013
JERUSALEM There is a clear difference between female genital mutilation and male circumcision for religious reasons, the head of the Council of Europe wrote to...