Michael Kaplan
By Michael Kaplan
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Breaking News ‘Jewiest Dog’ Falls Short at Westminster Show
The ‘Jewiest dog in show’ returned to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday — but fell short in the prestigious competition. Pleasant Hill Magnum Of Samara, a Canaan Dog with roots in Israel, failed to make the top 4 in the herding dog category at New York’s Madison Square Garden Monday night. Spokeswoman Julie…
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News 4 Jewish Athletes To Watch at Sochi Winter Olympics
Who are you cheering for at the Winter Olympics? The pickings might seem pretty slim for Jewish athletes in Sochi. The Israeli delegation is only sending a five-member team and few Jewish athletes from around the world have surfaced at the top just yet. But the American team does have some young Jewish stars worth…
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The Schmooze L.A. Shop Displays Holocaust Mannequin
Spotted: A mannequin dressed as a Holocaust victim on display at L.A. Jock in West Hollywood, California. Oy. But there’s more to the striped uniform and yellow star than meets the eye. The display is meant as a symbol of protest ahead of a rally tomorrow against Russian president Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay policies, according to…
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Breaking News Holocaust Survivor Leo Bretholz Gets 60K Signatures Against French Railroad Company
As a French rail company plans to lay down projects in several cities across the country, a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor is speaking out, demanding that the company first make amends for its role in transporting tens of thousands of people to their deaths in the Holocaust. Leo Bretholz, a Maryland Holocaust survivor, launched a change.org…
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Food Where To Get Your Kosher Meals on in Sochi
getty images Kosher sports fans headed to the Olympics: leave your tuna fish sandwiches at home. Members of the city’s fledgling Chabad-Lubavitch movement have been busy preparing for guests with plans to serve 7,000 kosher meals to spots fans and Jewish Olympians over the next three week. The meals offered include a classic Chabad fare:…
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Breaking News Hasidic Owners Cleared in 2012 Philadelphia Factory Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters
A Philadelphia grand jury has decided not to bring criminal charges against the Hasidic owners of an abandoned factory that burned down in Philadelphia in April 2012, causing the deaths of two firefighters. District Attorney Seth Williams announced that an investigation failed to produce sufficient evidence of guilt against Michael and Nahman Lichtenstein, members of…
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Breaking News Anne Heyman Mourned by Friends and Jewish Leaders as Tikkun Olam Leader
Tributes are pouring in for Anne Heyman, who was remembered as a pioneering Jewish philanthropist who devoted her life to tikkun olam. Heyman, 52, who founded a youth village for Rwanda genocide victims, died Friday afternoon after falling from a horse at a Palm Beach equestrian competition. “She wanted to world to know that we…
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Breaking News Jews Slam New York Mayor Bill De Blasio for ‘Secret’ AIPAC Speech in Open Letter
A group of New York Jewish public figures have signed an open letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio condemning his recent proclamation that the pro-Israel lobbyist group AIPAC would always have a friend at City Hall. The letter counters the idea that AIPAC represents the best interests of de Blasio’s New York constituents, including the…
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