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A Divorce in the Birthright Family

Top trip provider severs ties, saying his ‘marry Jewish’ message is being stifled.

07/10/2009

Sharon Udasin

Staff Writer

Oranim’s “Momo” Lifshitz: Agenda at odds with Birthright?

“Momo” Lifshitz is a legendary figure among Birthright Israel participants, a larger-than-life symbol of the free 10-day trip that more than 200,000 diaspora Jews have used to jumpstart their Jewish identities.

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Wanted: Obama administration Jewish Liaison

Submitted by James Besser on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 01:00

Monday, January 19th, 2009

James Besser in Washington

Who will be appointed Jewish liaison in the incoming Barack Obama administration?

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UPDATED: Private School Advocates Slam Gov’s Education Cuts, Launch Phone Campaign

Submitted by Adam Dickter on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 01:00

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

New York Governor David Paterson’s proposed budget will slash what many consider to be an already paltry level of taxpayer support for private schools by 41 percent, which has an alliance of private, Jewish and Catholic school advocates up in arms.

Invoking the famous Daily News headline about Gerald Ford, Teach-NYS paraphrases Paterson as telling religious and independent schools to “Drop Dead.”

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Dean Leaving DNC Post After Successful Jewish Outreach Effort

Submitted by James Besser on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 01:00

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

James Besser in Washington

Howard Dean is calling it quits as chair of the Democratic National Committee after an election that restored his party to the White House, increased its majorities in both Houses of Congress – and solidified a Jewish vote that analysts once believed was getting soft around the edges.

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