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Harvey Shapiro (1924-2013): Journalist, Poet and New York Times Editor Dies...
Harvey Irwin Shapiro, an accomplished author who suggested that Martin Luther King Jr. pen his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” died Monday in Manhattan from complications caused by a recent...
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It Snows in Israel Every Winter. Why Does The Media Cover It Like It Was a...
Israel doesn’t have a lot of natural resources, but we are lucky enough to have a nice, warm, stable climate. Weather is not something to complain about around here, and not much of a subject for small...
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Sundown
• In meetings with top defense and military officials, Chuck Hagel, who has been nominated for Secretary of Defense to the consternation of some, affirmed his support for sanctions against Iran. Hagel...
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Is Shelly Yachimovich to Blame for the Death of Israel's Labor Party?
“Shelly Yachimovich is a traitor.” “She is a horrible person.”Continue reading "Is Shelly Yachimovich to Blame for the Death of Israel's Labor Party?" at...
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A New Crowd-Sourced Jewish English Lexicon Believes in Google
What do these four words have in common? klutz shmooze spiel pastramiContinue reading "A New Crowd-Sourced Jewish English Lexicon Believes in Google" at...
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Jack Lew: The First Orthodox Jewish Treasury Secretary
Jack Lew, President Obama’s current chief of staff and his pick for Treasury secretary, is the highest-ranking Orthodox Jew in the history of the U.S. government. It’s a distinction that imposes some...
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Daybreak
• End-of-the-year figures show that Iran’s annual inflation rocketed to over 27% as a result of American-led sanctions against the country over its nuclear program. Iranian officials are set to meet...
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Tablet’s Guide to the Israeli Elections: Everything You Wanted to Know, But...
On January 23rd, following a campaign full of intrigue, oddities, and jockeying, the 19th Knesset will convene, set to govern over an Israel that has arrived at a crossroads. The conventional wisdom is...
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Today on Tablet
Today on Tablet, Amir Bogen writes on the Israeli media flurries over snow and winter weather. Overall, winter rarely brings too much of a change to Israeli everyday life. There is a slight drop in...
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How Bibi Frolics in the Winter Snow
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, frequently maligned by the international community with allegations of wanton bellicosity, has finally given his critics the indisputable physical evidence...
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Israel's Angriest Campaign Ads Yet
On Tuesday night, exactly three weeks before the January 22nd Knesset elections, hundreds of thousands of Israeli households tuned in as three local stations began broadcasting campaign commercials....
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Today on Tablet
Today on Tablet, Allan Metcalf reports on a new dictionary of Jewish English words. Benor’s Lexicon is a sturdy youngster, having made its appearance on the Internet only a couple of months ago. Its...
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Arid, Desert Egypt Says Israel Stole Its Sand, Wants $500 Billion
In a short, 750-page report sent to the United Nations recently, Egypt demanded $500 billion dollars from Israel as compensation for damages inflicted on the Sinai Peninsula from 1967 to 1982, when...
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Sundown
• Following meetings with various gun-rights advocacy groups, Vice President Joe Biden said that there is a “consensus” emerging on measures for greater gun safety. [WSJ] • Rabbi Jonah Pesner, a senior...
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There Is One Mideast Politician Uniting Arabs and Jews: A Palestinian Woman...
Facebook is far from a reliable instrument for measuring political fluctuations, and the level of discourse it encourages often leaves much to be desired, but when I saw Asma Agbaria-Zahalka’s face for...
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Why 'Downton Abbey' Elides Period-Specific British Anti-Semitism
Happy New Year! Do you watch Downton Abbey? Of course you do; you’re an English-speaking human being with access to machinery. (Ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer, especially if you have to...
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My Husband’s Great-Uncle Was Sammy ‘The Mustache’ Norber, a Jewish Mobster in...
In Gangster Squad, a movie opening Friday, Sean Penn plays Meyer “Mickey” Cohen, a ruthless Jewish mobster who operated in Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles in the mid 20th century. Cohen, like many...
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Daybreak
• Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that no American troops will be sent to Syria to secure the country’s chemical weapons stockpiles should the Assad regime fall. [WT] • According to the Treasury...
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This Week In Jewcy: Privilege, Nepotism, And Of Course: Lena Dunham
Each Friday we bring you a look at what’s going on over at Jewcy.com, our partner site. This week, Culture Kvetch columnist Jacob Silverman takes on our ultimately distracting obsession with crying...
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Today on Tablet
Today on Tablet, Liel Leibovitz reports on Da’am, the joint Israeli and Palestinian political party, and the group’s leader Asma Agbaria-Zahalka. On the surface, there isn’t much to suggest that...
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