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Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activist's home
ReutersJERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western Wall. "Your time is up," read one of...Tags: Christianity, Culture, Religious Events, Religion and Belief, Israel
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Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Vaccines, NAACP, Delta Air Lines
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State Dept. report notes increase in anti-Semitism; special envoy named
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National...Tags: Government, Civil Rights, Separation of Church and State, National Government, Politics
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Jewish deli, Baltimore burgers and a circus come to town
People come back to Ocean City for the traditions — a favorite restaurant, beach spot or mini-golf course. For visitors looking to try something different, this season has a lot of new things to offer, whether you eat at the town's new (and only)...
Tags: Travel, Vegetarian Diet, Ocean City, Entertainment, Memorial Day
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Civil Rights, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
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Israel and Palestinians still battling over how boy, who became symbol, was killed in 2000
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him — and how the incident has shaped...Tags: Government, Human Interest, Politics, Religion and Belief, Israel
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READER SUBMITTED: 2013 JHS Heritage Award: Honoring Rabbi Mark S. Golub
StamfordRabbi Mark S. Golub, president of Shalom TV, recipient of the 2013 Heritage Award for the creation of a National Jewish TV Network and considered one of America's most influential rabbis, will be honored on Sunday, June 9, as part of the Jewish Historical...Tags: Religion and Belief, Stamford, Roxbury, Television Networks
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Companies Matched With Israeli Start-ups
Greater HartfordOne June 12, MetroHartford Alliance, the region's economic development leader, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, will hold their third Connecticut-Israel Technology Summit at a pivotal time for job creation and investment in the high-tech...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Hartford Hospital, Metro Hartford Alliance, United Technologies Corporation, Religion and Belief
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Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians
ReutersJERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had cancelled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicise a conservation mission....Tags: Travel, Politics, UNESCO, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Religion and Belief
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Vandals spray-paint slogans against liberal Jewish women's prayer group in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship. Israeli TV footage...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Israel, Christian Orthodoxy
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A long, expensive (and distinctive) race nears the finish line
A two-year campaign that has drawn record spending will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the city Sunday trying to avoid another...
Tags: Politics, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Bernard Parks, Local Elections, Voting
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Outsider artist Taya Doro finds new beginning in Aztec
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.Let your fantasy run free like a child. That's how outsider artist and retired psychiatric nurse Taya Doro sees the creative process and, by the looks of it, life itself. Born in 1934 in Heemstede, a small town in the Netherlands, Doro didn't think of...Tags: Museums, Netherlands, Arts, Nursing, Arts and Culture
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