| Global News Officials: US wants Israel to cancel building plan JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, said Israeli officials Monday. more
Local analysts and activists joined the fray over U.S.-Israel relations, as the White House intensified its criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu over a surprise announcement of a Jewish building project in east Jerusalem. more Local
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| "Max"imum Potential — A UJC Blog | |
| Max Kleinman shares his thoughts about what's important to the MetroWest community. | |
| The "Kid" Remembers Marty Rakitt
“Hey kid, why don’t you join us for lunch?” asked Marty Rakitt, MetroWest director of our Jewish Community Foundation. He had a great sense of humor and was a master raconteur. This was honed by his World War II experience as a comedian and bass fiddler. His anecdotes over lunch were humorous because they told much about our yearnings and foibles. more |
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| From Leslie's Laptop | |
| A blog by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, President, Women's Philanthropy |
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| My New Jewish Heroes
Before I left for Cuba on the Women’s Philanthropy Major Gifts Mission, I was sure that I would have weeks of columns to write. We met true Jewish heroes whose stories I want to recount and do them justice. I’m going to begin with the women I think of as the pillars of the Patronato. The Patronato was built in Vedado and served both as a synagogue and as a community center . more |
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| On the Ground in Israel | |
| A personal view of our efforts in Israel from Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations. | |
| Memory and Joy They don’t know it, but the first authentic New Jersey living room that I saw on TV belonged to Stephen and Rosalyn Flatow of West Orange. Together with millions of people in Israel and around the world, the Flatow family was mourning the murder of their beloved daughter Alisa, who was killed by Palestinian terrorists just a few days earlier in Israel. more |
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