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British tourist strikes gold in Jerusalem parking lot
JTADec 25, 2008
JERUSALEM Talk about a cache of Chanukah gelt. Hundreds of gold coins from the seventh century were uncovered in an archeological excavation just outside the walls of...
Madoff cost Chais foundation $178 million ? may cost Judaism in FSU its future
Jacob Berkman, JTADec 25, 2008
MOSCOW The Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff is the latest in a string of financial blows to Jewish aid programs in the former Soviet Union, wiping out a...
RCF takes a hit ?
Chris LeppekDec 25, 2008
In recent months, American Jewish philanthropies have taken about as many hits as the Israeli city of Sderot has seen Hamas missiles fired from nearby Gaza. Nor has...
New rocket attacks from Gaza
Leslie Susser, JTADec 25, 2008
JERUSALEM The renewal of intense Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilian areas has put Israelis in a somber mood during the usually festive week of Chanukah....
Likud in front, despite far-right presence
Leslie Susser, JTADec 22, 2008
JERUSALEM Despite its hard-line Knesset slate and the presence on the ticket of the far right Moshe Feiglin, Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party still leads in the...
Orthodox groups to offer ethical seals
Sue Fishkoff, JTADec 22, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO Not to be outdone by their Conservative colleagues, Orthodox groups on both coasts will soon be vetting the ethical standards of businesses serving the...
Jewish community braces for calamity
IJN StaffDec 18, 2008
By Haviv Rettig Gur & Allison Hoffman, Jerusalem Post JERUSALEM — At least $600 million in Jewish charitable funds have been wiped out by the collapse of Bernard...
Wilders slams Islam at Jerusalem conference
Jerusalem PostDec 18, 2008
JERUSALEM Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders screened his controversial film Fitna in Jerusalem on Sunday, Dec. 14 calling on Europe to restrict immigration...
No local federation exposure to Madoff
Chris LeppekDec 18, 2008
Bradley Friedman, executive director of the Denver-based Jewish Community Foundation, told the Intermountain Jewish News this week that the organization has no money...
Hero nanny tells her story for first time
Jerusalem PostDec 12, 2008
JERUSALEM One week after the horrific terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India claimed the lives of more than 180 people, including six Jews who were murdered inside the...
