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Is it a mere coincidence that in one week's time, the infamous sign over Auschwitz was stolen, destroyed and retrieved; a Las Vegas teacher was sent home for allegedly spewing Holocaust denial in her classroom; and Jewish basketball players and their families from Lower Merion High School were subjected to anti-Semitic taunts? That the spate of incidents occurred so close...

Kvetch 'N Kvell

Letter week of Dec. 24, 2009

Far From a Celebration; In Fact, It's a Tragedy! Upon receipt of my Dec. 17 issue of the Jewish Exponent, I noted the photo on the cover: a family playing dreidel in front of their Christmas tree. I have no qualms with describing the dilemma faced by the Jewish people today: that a large proportion of Jews are part of...

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What Do Statistics Tell Us About Hate in America in 2009?

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Barry Morrison

Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, has said, in reference to the past 12 months: "It was probably the worst year for global anti-Semitism in my tenure with the ADL." With this in mind, what should we make of anti-Semitism nationally? The numbers do offer a sobering picture, and yet it's far from all gloom and doom...

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Bid Farewell to Abbas, Barrier to Progress

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Mitchell G. Bard

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to give up his leadership if Israel does not satisfy his demands for a complete settlement freeze. Rather than beg him to stay and pressure Israel to cave in to his demands, Abbas should be told not to let the door hit him on the way out; he's been a catastrophic failure for...

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Much More Than an Experiment: Being a 'Do-Gooder' in N'awlins

By:

Rachel Lewis, JE Feature

As our orientation for Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps came to a close the first week of September, we had just begun the process of navigating the intrigue of New Orleans, its unique Jewish community, and our excitement and anxiety about beginning our new jobs at various nonprofit groups throughout the city. Amid this amorphous, post-college time, I and nine...