http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2003/03/06/10019/Holocaustmuseumcou http://jta.org/site/Holocaustmuseumcou/#When:04:00:01Z The chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council sees a wide range of new goals for the institution as it enters its second decade. 2003-03-06T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2003/03/04/10007/IsraeliPalestinian http://jta.org/site/IsraeliPalestinian/#When:04:00:01Z Despite heavy rains and new desalination plants that are expected in the near future, the water supply remains a contentious issue for Israel and the Palestinians. But as the intifada rages on, water is one of the few areas where the two sides still manag 2003-03-04T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2003/01/29/9875/Affirmativeactiona http://jta.org/site/Affirmativeactiona/#When:04:00:01Z In the years since the Supreme Court outlawed racial quotas for college admissions, Jewish groups have tempered their opposition to affirmative action. As two key affirmative action cases reach the Supreme Court, these groups’ positions are more mut 2003-01-29T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/10018/AsShoahmuseummark http://jta.org/site/AsShoahmuseummark/#When:04:00:01Z Ceremonies marking the U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum's first 10 years are expected to draw dignitaries and visitors from around the world. 1999-11-30T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/10265/Aftercontroversial http://jta.org/site/Aftercontroversial/#When:04:00:01Z As it gears up for a struggle over the "road map" toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is making special overtures toward the Congressional Black Caucus, a group with which it has had rough relations in the recent 1999-11-30T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/9782/NewestJewishmember http://jta.org/site/NewestJewishmember/#When:04:00:01Z With 20 years of experience in national politics and a stint as a noncombat volunteer in the Israeli army under his belt, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) is far from your ordinary freshman congressman. 1999-11-30T04:00:01-05:00