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A Call to Boycott Poland?
Nuke Talks Unresolved
By Jeanette Friedman
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Henderson, NV—Diplomatic fireworks sizzled fiercely last Sunday at an intergenerational gathering of Holocaust survivors and their descendants when it sounded as if Mark Weitzman, director of Government Affairs, who is based at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in NYC—told a group of more than 350 survivors of the Holocaust and members of the Second and Third Generations not to visit Poland because of the schechita ban. In the audience, seated with
Geneva—As the P5+1 powers continue in their efforts to get a recalcitrant Iran to halt its production of nuclear grade materials, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to rail against any agreement that would leave Iran with its nuclear
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ergen is considered a bellwether county; that is, election results here are considered to be an indicator of future trends for people and places beyond Bergen. With more residents than any other county in the state, Bergen County is considered a melting pot: 60.5 percent white, 17.3 percent Latino, 14 percent Asian and 5.1 percent black. A win for a politician here is considered to be a sign that he or she is doing enough right to hit all the demographics; a win in a bellwether county is an indi-
cator of future wins in elections geared toward a larger populace. Since 1996, Bergen has voted Democrat in the presidential race. This fact, combined with the county’s diversity, means that a win here for a Republican has real significance. Newly reelected Governor Chris Christie, Republican, had 60.2 percent of residents’ votes. Online political oddsmakers place the odds at seven to one for Christie to get the GOP nomination for 2016 and 14 to one for him to win it all.
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nglewood—There are few better ways to live in the moment than to watch a sporting event in a large arena, surrounded by others sharing the same experience, breathing in the air of excitement and enjoying the drama of the game. For others, a concert or play, or even a day at an amusement park, can create the same level of transportment and distraction. When children are fighting an illness or going through a difficult time, an exciting outing can ease the burden for a few hours, and the resulting joy in reliving the experience can
(With permission from The Atlantic Wire) eeks ago, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund gave George W. Bush a standing ovation. But since news broke that the former president would address an evangelical group dedicated to converting Jews to Christianity in preparation for the End Times, some Jewish leaders and groups have re-
sponded with rather strong criticism. That includes one of the umbrella group’s member organizations—the Anti-Defamation League— which expressed its “disappointment” with the former president’s decision to address an evangelical group in a statement early last week. Bush spoke on Thursday in front of the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, as Sarah Posner first
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Teaneck TBO 8U Closes Out Strong Fall Run By JLBC Sports Staff
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emperatures continue to drop but Teaneck’s TBO 8U team stayed hot throughout the fall season. An 8U team generally has a lot of Fall baseball “rookies” as it’s the youngest grouping on the league circuit. This team was fortunate to have four players from last year’s fall team as veterans of the travel experience. Michael Green, Jack Ruditzky, Matthew Schwartz and Jordy Sheinfeld were back looking to improve on last year’s three win experience. Additionally, Joshua Markovitz and Judah Vogel had experience from working with the summer travel team. Five rec standouts filled out the remaining spots including Eliezer Kravetz, Liev Wolin, Jared Kinches, Jacob Mauskopf and Dani Grinfeld.
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With a short eight game season, the team started strong right out of the gate. Week 1 vs the Woodcliff Lakers, Teaneck took a commanding lead and won 19-9 with good at bats. Jared Kinches had the first extra base hit of the season with a bases clearing double to break the game open in the second. Game 2 of the sea-
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