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Marc Stern of the American Jewish Congress says that Bernard Madoff will find little sympathy in his organization.
Marc Stern of the American Jewish Congress says that Bernard Madoff will find little sympathy in his organization. (American Jewish Congress)

Madoff’s victims: Moving on, yet mesmerized by the spectacle

By Jacob Berkman · June 30, 2009

Even as victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme try to move on, some say life will never be the same. Read more »

Jewish Darfur activists see White House moving in right direction

By Eric Fingerhut · June 23, 2009

While some activists have been disgruntled in recent weeks by the Obama administration's Darfur policy, two top Jewish leaders on the issue believe the White House is moving in the right direction. Read more »

D.C. Council urges hate crimes charges

June 16, 2009

The District of Columbia Council introduced a resolution urging federal prosecutors to charge the accused Holocaust museum shooter with violating the city's hate-crimes law. Read more »

Experts: Islamic and right-wing extremism are both threats

By Eric Fingerhut · June 11, 2009

After years of worrying about the threat posed by Muslim terrorists, is the shooting attack on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum -- coming soon after the murder of a prominent abortion doctor -- a signal that the Jewish community should be ratcheting up its concern about right-wing extremism? Read more »

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Marc Stern of the American Jewish Congress says that Bernard Madoff will find little sympathy in his organization. (American Jewish Congress) Evelyn Prizont on the job as a kosher supervisor in Seattle, WA. (Aviva Prizont) Evelyn Prizont on the job as a kosher supervisor in Seattle, WA. (Aviva Prizont) Bernard Madoff, shown here in a mug shot, was sentenced to 150 years in prison on June 29, 2009 -- the maximum sentence allowed -- for bilking investors of up to $65 billion in a Ponzi scheme. (U.S. Department of Justice) Jewish campers arrive back in the Kansas City area after being sent home from Camp Sabra in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., after an outbreak of swine flu there, June 23, 2008. The camp closed for a seven-day disinfection. (Edmee Rodriguez) Concerns about the swine flu virus have led to a range of precautionary measures at Jewish summer camps across the country. (JTA Staff/Colin Purrington/Creative Commons) The Jewish Agency believes that it has cleared the way for Natan Sharansky to become its next chairman. (Kikasso / Creative Commons) Lawyers for ex-AIPAC officials Keith Weissman, left, and Steve Rosen say the case is too important to be forgotten because of its potential impact. (Lloyd Wolf) Muslim Americans marching in the 2007 Muslim Day Parade in New York. (Wiki Editor/Creative Commons) Fran and Tim Orrok, who have lived in Ashland, Ore., for 21 years, are the first couple to sign on to the Aleph Springs project. (Courtesy of Alan Rosenberg)

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  • Marc Stern of the American Jewish Congress says that Bernard Madoff will find little sympathy in his organization.
  • Evelyn Prizont on the job as a kosher supervisor in Seattle, WA.
  • Evelyn Prizont on the job as a kosher supervisor in Seattle, WA.
  • Bernard Madoff, shown here in a mug shot, was sentenced to 150 years in prison on June 29, 2009 -- the maximum sentence allowed -- for bilking investors of up to $65 billion in a Ponzi scheme.
  • Jewish campers arrive back in the Kansas City area after being sent home from Camp Sabra in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., after an outbreak of swine flu there, June 23, 2008. The camp closed for a seven-day disinfection.
  • Concerns about the swine flu virus have led to a range of precautionary measures at Jewish summer camps across the country.
  • The Jewish Agency believes that it has cleared the way for Natan Sharansky to become its next chairman.
  • Lawyers for ex-AIPAC officials Keith Weissman, left, and Steve Rosen say the case is too important to be forgotten because of its potential impact.
  • Muslim Americans marching in the 2007 Muslim Day Parade in New York.
  • Fran and Tim Orrok, who have lived in Ashland, Ore., for 21 years, are the first couple to sign on to the Aleph Springs project.
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