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Posted in: Caption this: Sharansky in Moscow
Neil... you managed to be more offensive than Mussa, who seems to have followed me to JTA from my Jewish Standard days
Posted in: Coming soon...
Can't wait. Finally a little more office space here in New York for the Fundermentalist!
Posted in: What are your thoughts on PresenTense?
(Looks like we were having a little technical difficulties of our own and the comment section wasn't working for some.) This is from presentense: Apologies for the low audio quality. We'll certainly be investigating higher streaming options for the future (If anyone has recommendations for good services compatible with Israeli servers, please be in touch!). In the mean time, we'll be uploading some of our Flip Videos tonight, and you can learn more about our fellows and their ventures at http://presentense.org/institute/2009/ and http://issuu.com/presentense/docs/pti09-institutereport-r. Thanks to the many who followed our livestream, and the many more who twittered along. We hope you felt the excitement and energy as much as we did here in Jerusalem! ShaiDavis@presentense.org Shai Davis Director of Communications, PresenTense
Posted in: What are your thoughts on PresenTense?
and shouldn't make me dizzy :)
Posted in: What are your thoughts on PresenTense?
Thought one: The leaders of young Jewish Web 2.0 should be able to produce a livestream with audible audio :)
Posted in: UJC: Campaign pledges are down
Jonathan: I find that comment interesting. The data on the drop in canadian dollars was not my own analysis. That was given to me by the UJC, a fact that they also report on their Web site. Do you think the UJC is picking at the Canadian federations?
Posted in: No new UJC head yet...
Don't know... looks like everyone is still more in the dark than we want to be. But I do know Jerry was in Boston today working out of the FJC's office there. I know you can sign a contract long distance, but he's also been out of town a lot recently from what I hear.... We shall see. We shall see...
Posted in: Jewish Agency ad camapign gets MASA-smutty
Thanks Dave -- no one is pissing on the ads. Just pointing them out in an attempt to spur a discussion with a readership that may in some corners overlap with Jewlicious readers, but in many cases is very different. In the office here we all thought they were quite well done and clever. And according to the Jewish Agency they have been quite successful. Despite only 8,000 views Agency officials say that some 3,000 people have filled out the application form for MASA that accompanies the video -- more than 10 times the number who signed up for MASA from the same demographic at this time last year. We're checking that out now and will have more soon. Thanks for pissing on this post, though.
Posted in: FUNDERMENTALIST TV: How is the economic crisis impacting Jewish startups?
Editor Man, I was hoping we could call the video segments "Fundermentalvision."
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Updated 11/20/09 @ 11:30AM EDT
- Canada's opposition Liberal Party is crying foul after the ruling Conservatives mailed out flyers extolling themselves as stronger supporters of Israel.
- Israel arrested five Palestinian Authority intelligence officers in the West Bank.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed Thursday in Brazil by a state governor who is Jewish.
- Prominent South African Jewish leader and philanthropist Mendel Kaplan has died at the age of 73.
- Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers
- Israel arrests five P.A. officers
- Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
- Abbas welcomed by Jewish pol in Brazil
- South African Jewish leader Mendel Kaplan dies
- Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
- Obama: New Iran sanctions coming within weeks
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- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
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- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
- Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage
Posted in: At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish
10/06/09 12:46 PM
Thanks for the early Christmas gift Santos… Some explanations: ++ Stephen Bechtel received a humanitarian award from the AJC. http://www.tbp.org/pages/AssnNews/Briefs/BechtelBio.cfm ++ John Catsimatidis, also lit the worlds biggest Chanukah menorah one year, but he is Greek. I meant to delete him before the list went out... ++ You are correct on Lucas. He is Methodist… Mea Culpa. ++ You seem to be correct on Marianne Cargill Liebmann and Donald Schneider as well. All of those names have been deleted... (Though you just cost the Jews several bilion dollars, we aim for accuracy, so thanks) ++ Margaret Whitman, though, I still believe is Jewish. She was ranked one of the worlds most influential Jewish women in 2005, according to this link: http://www.worldjewishnewsagency.org/america.htm ++ I could still be wrong about Arrilaga, but he built a Hillel house at his alma mater, Stanford. http://www.hillel.org/about/news/2008/apr/ziffcenterstanford_15april2008.htm As for the others: ++ I wish you were right about Burkle, but according to the Forward he has widely been described as Jewish, but it is incorrect. http://forward.com/articles/10507/ ++ Frost is on the board of the Miami Jewish Home for the Aged, so could be… ++ Great call on Bloomberg co-founder Charles Zegar. He was married by Rabbi Joel Goor. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/24/style/weddings-merryl-snow-charles-zegar.html ++ And on Moritz, who is listed on Wikipedia as one of Britain’s famous Jews. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Jews I added Zegar and Moritz to the list. All other corrections are greatly appreciated. As for why I thought this was important? I'll explain in the next Fundermentalist newsletter. Sign up here for free: http://salsa.jta.org/t/6863/signUp.jsp?key=1179