Faked, but not forgotten [Photos]

By Gabriel T. Erbs March 14, 2012

The revelation that a pro-Palestinian UN official posted and circulated faked photos of victims is no longer startling. (The image, while graphic can be viewed here.) We know that pro-Palestinian groups have staged and filmed fake videos, and do so with impunity. On a token scale, pro-Israel activists have done the same. A Rabbi-friend of…

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“Obamulkes”

By Zach C. Cohen March 14, 2012

Exactly what they sound like. “Obama yarmulkes.” This year, “Jewish Students Wear Their Politics on Their Heads” (clever, PR-guy-who-sent-me-this-press-release. Very clever) with the reemergence of kippot branded with the Obama’s campaign logo. Don’t be confused, the Obama campaign actually has nothing to do with this. Though the story goes Obama got a real kick out…

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‘Wielding power, creating a more just world’

By Alyssa Berkowitz March 14, 2012

Avodah corps members protest a lack of exposure to Palestinians \xe2\x80″ and Avodah listens.

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15 seconds in Sderot [MASA]

By awasserman March 14, 2012

What can you do in 15 seconds? You can listen to the intro of a song, or take a sip of your soda. You can scan the morning headlines, kiss your loved ones good bye. Or, you could live in Sderot, and in 15 seconds you can watch your whole world fall apart. Sderot is…

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Kicked out of India; Americans and a strike on Iran; and more. [Required Reading]

By John Propper March 14, 2012

Holocaust survivor, female rabbi remembered with Anne Frank anecdote [Tablet] Following the passing last week of Rabbi Helga Newmark, famed for being the first female survivor of the Shoah to be ordained, Tablet Magazine shares this anecdote about Newmark’s experience with Anne Frank (who she knew growing up). Newmark leaves behind a legacy of Jewish…

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