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Jewish stories: 30 news summaries

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 Mumbai Jewish Center Siege 
 Over; Hostages Dead 

Local news says assault on militants there is over

Nov 28, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A huge explosion shook Mumbai’s Jewish center as Indian commandos ended a siege on militants holding foreign hostages there, MSNBC reports. A local rescue service reported that all hostages inside were dead, including two Americans. Local news reports said the mission was over, with militants either dead or captured... More »

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India • Chabad Lubavitch • explosion • terrorist • Mumbai • militant • Jewish • terrorist attack • hostage

Jews Favor Obama, Survey Says, But ...

... by a thinner margin than they supported fellow Dem Kerry in '04

Oct 30, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a big lead among Jewish voters, according to a survey by the American Jewish Committee. But his 57% support, to 30% for John McCain and 13% undecided, is “a bit lower than one would expect,” a group exec tells VOA News. At this time in... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Jewish • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • polls

(Newser) - A divorce ruling in Israel has thrown thousands of Jewish conversions into question and sparked a debate over who is really Jewish, the Washington Post reports. Ultra-Orthodox rabbis, who frame one side of the dispute, refused to let a Jewish convert divorce last year, saying she was never married because... More »

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Israel • religion • Judaism • conversion • Jewish

'Jewish Clause' in Will Launches Lawsuits

Can a man disinherit his offspring for marrying outside faith?

Aug 25, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Chicago courtroom is the site of a nasty tangle over a Jewish patriarch’s wishes for his family, the Chicago Tribune reports. A wealthy dentist, upset to discover that a grandson was taking a gentile to the junior prom, left a provision in his will disowning any of... More »

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Chicago • Judaism • lawsuit • inheritance • Jewish • gentile • intermarriage

Ahmadinejad Says Israel to Be 'Removed Soon'

Iranian president's comments meant to reassure hardliners

Aug 20, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel “a germ of corruption” to be “removed soon” in comments on his presidential website today, the AP reports. While the outburst is nothing new for the Iranian leader, the posts were probably meant to reassure hawks enraged by the vice president’s comments last... More »

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Iran • Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Muslim • Jewish • nuclear missiles

OPINION

 Candidates Exploit
 Muslim-Jewish Divide 

McCain and Obama insulting Muslims to gain favor with Jewish voters

Jun 26, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The presidential candidates are ignoring—even insulting—American Muslims in the hope of grabbing the Jewish vote, write Salam Al-Marayati and Steven B. Jacobs in the Los Angles Times. McCain and Obama have on several occasions snubbed Muslims, who seem to be the victims of modern McCarthyism—just substitute... More »

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Islam • United States • Judaism • America • Muslim • Jewish • Election 2008

Analysis

 Why Obama Has a
 Jewish Problem 

Misinformation, prejudice swirl in Florida

May 22, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why are Jews—especially older Jews, a traditionally liberal Democratic demographic with high voter turnout—reluctant to embrace Barack Obama? The New York Times took the question to Florida’s Jewish voters, who make up 5% of the critical swing state. What they found: Obama has become "a... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Israel • Obama 2008 • Jewish • the Jewish vote

Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

Kosher spread too pricey for most producers

Apr 18, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish families are facing a culinary crisis: a shortage of margarine that’s kosher for Passover. The lack of available stick margarine in particular is frustrating cooks who bake confections that offset the holiday’s ban on leavening, the Wall Street Journal reports. "There are so few really tasty... More »

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religion • kosher • Jewish • Passover • margarine • baking • cottonseed oil

Woody Allen Sues Over
Rabbi Billboard

American Apparel ads didn't have comedian's blessing

Apr 1, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Woody Allen is suing American Apparel for plastering his image on various billboards and advertisements without his permission, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ads showed the director dressed as a rabbi beside Yiddish text that translates to “the Holy Rebbe.” Apparel neglected to ask Allen’s permission,... More »

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advertising • lawsuit • Jewish • Woody Allen • American Apparel

OPINION

Obama Pastor
Faulted for
Farrakhan Rave

Incensed scribe cries racism; candidate deplores same

Jan 15, 08 4:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s controversial pastor is back in the press—and the blogosphere—this time for praising Louis Farrakhan in an issue of the church's magazine, calling him "an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose."... More »

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Barack Obama • racism • civil rights • Nation of Islam • Jeremiah Wright • Louis Farrakhan • Richard Cohen • Jewish • anti-Semitism • Election 2008

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