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Breaking News Rep. Steve Israel To Retire From Congress
U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, a member of the Democratic leadership in Congress, has announced he will not seek reelection this fall, ending an eight-term career in Washington. The Long Island Congressman said he planned to continue in some form of public service, but didn’t elaborate. “It is time for me to pursue new passions and…
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Breaking News Gabby Giffords and Jewish Groups Back Barack Obama Push on Guns
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who nearly died in a horrific mass shooting five years ago, was front and center at the White House as President Barack Obama used his executive powers to tighten the nation’s gun laws Tuesday. Giffords, the first Jewish congresswoman from her home state of Arizona, received a standing ovation as she…
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Breaking News Donald Trump Set To Meet Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is set to meet with billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson on Tuesday, Politico reported. Trump plans to meet with the Republican megadonor who is still uncommitted in the 2016 race, before the Republican debate at Adelson’s Venetian hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The web site said neither…
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Breaking News President Obama Hosts Jewish Leaders at White House Hanukkah Party
President Barack Obama hosted President Reuven Rivlin and a dozens of Jewish leaders Wednesday at two White House parties for Hanukkah. Obama recalled the Alan Gross was freed just in time for last year’s holiday, and noted that Gross was able to attend this year’s party. “We are happy to have him home here today…
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Breaking News New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Gets Mixed Response From Syrian Jews on Refugees
The mayor or New York reportedly drew some criticism from Syrian Jews for comparing Muslim refugees fleeing their homeland with Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Bill de Blasio received warm applause as he vowed to keep New York Jews safe as terror fears are heightened but there were ripples of disapproval when he brought up the…
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Breaking News African Jewish Leaders Meet in Landmark Gathering
Jewish leaders from nine southern African nations met World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder in a landmark gathering for the mostly small and isolated communities. Jews from tiny communities in countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia and Swaziland met in the South African capital of Johannesburg, where Lauder told them they will not be forgotten by…
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Breaking News Police Hunt New Orleans Attacker Who Shot Jewish Good Samaritan
A Jewish medical student cheated death when he stopped to help a woman being attacked on a New Orleans street — and was shot in the stomach, police said. Tulane University student Peter Gold, 25, survived the hellish attack when the thug’s weapon jammed as he tried to shoot Gold again in the head. Michele…
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Breaking News Missing Jewish Student Jacob Marberger Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
The body of Jacob Marberger, a Jewish student at Washington College in Maryland whose disappearance sparked a manhunt and virtual shutdown of the school, has been found in a Pennsylvania nature sanctuary, authorities said. Police say Marberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The teen, who grew up in suburban Philadelphia, forced…
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