Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Bill To Aid Survivors Could Undermine Settlements
In a move that could put Congress on a collision course with the federal bench and the White House, a Florida lawmaker is fighting to allow Holocaust survivors with unpaid insurance claims to have their day in court. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican from Miami with close ties to the Jewish community, is sponsoring a…
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News Dem Donors Torn Between Loyalty And Electability
Washington – The afternoon before Bernard Rapoport was scheduled to introduce Senator Hillary Clinton to an audience of well-heeled Jewish activists and donors, he turned his attention to her most imposing 2008 rival and had a backroom chuckle at her expense. Rapoport — a former insurance executive from Waco, Texas, who at nearly 90 years…
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News Massacre Triggers Korean Soul-Searching
Four days after her brother went on the deadliest shooting spree in American history, Sun-Kyung Cho released a statement on her family’s behalf, expressing anguish and apologies to the victims’ loved ones. “Our family is so very sorry for my brother’s unspeakable actions,” she wrote. Such statements from the family of the attacker have become…
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News GOP Hopeful Praises Jewish Culture, Wallets
According to Republican presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson, making money is “part of the Jewish tradition” — not that there’s anything wrong with that. Thompson, a former governor of Wisconsin pursuing a long-shot bid for the White House, made the remark Monday during an address in Washington at the convention of the Religious Action Center of…
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News Controversial Envoy to Belgium Vows More Campaign Giving
Sam Fox, President Bush’s controversial recess appointment as ambassador to Belgium, is vowing to continue donating to political candidates during his time in Brussels while forgoing contributions to 527s, the campaign vehicle that sparked the recent political firestorm that derailed his Senate confirmation. The decision to remain involved in the 2008 campaign on any level…
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News Bible-class Bill Debated — on Passover
When Texas lawmakers publicly vetted a bill last week that would mandate Bible classes in the state’s public schools, one group was conspicuously absent: Jewish parents and community leaders, who were celebrating the first day of Passover. On April 3, the Texas House Public Education Committee met to consider a controversial measure that would require…
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News A Community of Readers
For the thousands of Jewish immigrants who flooded into America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Jewish Daily Forward was far more than a newspaper — it was a lifeline, an advocate and a basis of community. Led by its legendary founding editor, Abraham Cahan, the Forverts helped generations of newcomers adjust to…
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News ‘Apartheid’ Book Exposes Carter-Clinton Rift
For months, the controversy over former president Jimmy Carter’s book has generally been fueled by bitter criticism from the Jewish community. In recent weeks, however, the debate has shown signs of evolving into a personal clash between the country’s last two Democratic presidents. Earlier this month, former president Bill Clinton spoke out against Carter’s book,…
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