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Breaking News Jews Among MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
At least three Jews and one Jewish studies professor are among this year’s 24 winners of $625,000 MacArthur grants for so-called geniuses. Author Ben Lerner, environmental health advocate Gary Cohen, artist Nicole Eisenman and Princeton professor Marina Rustow, who teaches Jewish studies and is an expert on the Cairo genizah, are in the 2015 group…
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Breaking News Arthur Kamin, Trailblazing New Jersey Journalist, Dies at 84
Arthur Z. Kamin, an immigrant baker’s son who rose to become editor of a New Jersey newspaper and chairman of the Rutgers University board of trustees, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at a retirement community in Red Bank, N.J. He was 84 years old. The cause of death was Parkinson’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, a…
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Breaking News Larry Phillips, American Jewish World Service Founder, Dies at 88
Larry Phillips, a philanthropist and businessman who helped found American Jewish World Service, has died. He was 88. Phillips, whose family created the Phillips-Van Heusen fashion conglomerate, helped found AJWS in 1985 along with Larry Simon, now a prominent Brandeis University professor. “We owe our existence today to their passion, compassion and dedication to applying…
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Breaking News Bernie Sanders Brings Liberal Message to Evangelicals on Rosh Hashanah
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders brought his liberal message to evangelical stronghold Liberty University, delivering an impassioned moral plea for economic equality. Speaking on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish senator told a crowd of conservative Christians that he made no apologies for his liberal social views. “I understand that issues such as…
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Breaking News Iran’s Hassan Rouhani Tweets ‘Shana Tova’ to Jews
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Tweeeted ‘Shana Tovah’ to Jews on Sunday in another sign that the reformist leader is seeking better ties with the West. “May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen respect & bring peace & mutual understanding. L’Shanah Tovah. #RoshHashanah,” Rouhani Tweeted as the Jewish New Year neared, the Associated Press. The Islamic Republic…
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Culture Three’s Company on the Upper East Side
'Personally, I love preparing for Friday night dinner,' said novelist Nicole Dweck.
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Breaking News Barack Obama Brands Iran Deal Opponents ‘Crazies’
President Obama reportedly says he plans to continue a hard sell on the Iran nuclear deal, branding some opponents of the agreement “the crazies.” After returning from his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the president signalled to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid that he will be pushing hard for Democrats to support what would be…
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