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February 10, 2012  RSS feed
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Is Hamas really trying to change?
JERUSALEM – Is Hamas trying to change its stripes? More...
German city bringing back its long-lost Jews
By HILLEL KUTTLER JTA news service

BALTIMORE — John Schwabacher was 12 years old when World War II ended. He and his brothers, Michael and Thomas, emerged from hiding in their hometown of Wurzburg, Germany and joined their father in San Francisco. Their grandmother and countless other relatives were murdered in the Holocaust, and their mother and grandfather died just prior to being deported. More...

ADL, ACLU contest school prayer bill constitutionality
By ROBERT GREEN Jewish Press

A bill pending in the Florida Senate to permit student led prayers at public schools is being attacked as unconstitutional and divisive by civil rights groups, including the Anti-Defamation League. The bill (SB 98) would allow school boards to authorize prayers or other inspirational messages by students at high school events such as graduations, assemblies and sports events. More...

Obama backtracks on charitable deduction

WASHINGTON – The Jewish Federations of North America commended the Obama administration for maintaining the deductibility rate of charitable donations. More...

Florida Holocaust Museum creates outside advisory council

As the Florida Holocaust Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has announced the creation of the Florida Holocaust Museum Leadership Council. The Leadership Council, an outside, non-voting, diverse group of community leaders and business people, will act as a strategic sounding board for the Museum’s Board of Directors. Members of the council are: More...

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