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FBI: Alleged spy wannabe asked for Israeli citizenship

October 20, 2009

A former Pentagon contractor facing charges of attempting to spy for Israel allegedly sought Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Read more »

Tenor sorry for slur, will sing at ADL event

October 28, 2009

A singer who made an offensive joke about Jews will sing at the Anti-Defamation League's annual meeting. Read more »

Haifa University honors Mass. governor

October 20, 2009

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick received an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa. Read more »

Poll: Most Americans back Iran sanctions

October 19, 2009

Seventy-eight percent of Americans would support economic sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear weapons aims, a recent poll revealed. Read more »

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama, at a White House meeting in May 2009, will be addressing the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, but it remains unclear if they will meet at the Washington event. (White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Jerry Silverman, the new CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, will tackle domestic and overseas issues at the group's General Assembly Nov. 8-11 in Washington. (The Jewish Federations of North America) A Yemenite woman brought to the United States by Jewish groups and the U.S. State Department arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (Josh Strauss / HIAS) Stanford University Hillel students enjoying a meal in their sukkah in October 2009, despite vandalism. (Stanford University Hillel) Hillel students at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., setting up their sukkah in early October 2009, days before it was vandalized. (Stanford University Hillel) J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami speaking at the group's first conference in Washington, Oct. 26, 2009, as Rabbi Eric Yoffie looks on. (J Street) Leonard Saxe, lead author of "Generation Birthright Israel," attending a research briefing in New York City on Oct. 26, 2009 in conjunction with the report's release. (Laura Mozes) A property card for a violin from the Ardelia Hall Collection, which includes records relating to the Nazi looting of Jewish-owned possessions such as artwork and other cultural objects. (Footnote.com) Beyond the Torah portion and synagogue service, shown here in September 2009, "the rest is just a child's birthday party," a Long Island caterer says. (Godutchbaby / Creative Commons) Diners digging into Middle Eastern fare at Hummus Place, a restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village. (Yonathan Sigler)

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  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama, at a White House meeting in May 2009, will be addressing the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, but it remains unclear if they will meet at the Washington event.
  • Jerry Silverman, the new CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, will tackle domestic and overseas issues at the group's General Assembly Nov. 8-11 in Washington.
  • A Yemenite woman brought to the United States by Jewish groups and the U.S. State Department arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
  • Stanford University Hillel students enjoying a meal in their sukkah in October 2009, despite vandalism.
  • Hillel students at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., setting up their sukkah in early October 2009, days before it was vandalized.
  • J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami speaking at the group's first conference in Washington, Oct. 26, 2009, as Rabbi Eric Yoffie looks on.
  • Leonard Saxe, lead author of "Generation Birthright Israel," attending a research briefing in New York City on Oct. 26, 2009 in conjunction with the report's release.
  • A property card for a violin from the Ardelia Hall Collection, which includes records relating to the Nazi looting of Jewish-owned possessions such as artwork and other cultural objects.
  • Beyond the Torah portion and synagogue service, shown here in September 2009, "the rest is just a child's birthday party," a Long Island caterer says.
  • Diners digging into Middle Eastern fare at Hummus Place, a restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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