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By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told top Senate Democrats he regretted that hi
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If you have visited one of our local Jewish cemeteries on Memorial Day you will have seen the efforts of a small group of local Jewish veterans who ho
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service As a longtime promoter of Jewish-Muslim dialogue in Denmark, Naveed Baig is no stranger to Copenhagen’s G
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By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent The sign posted on the front door read: “Stopsky’s was a project of the heart whose mission was to re
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