An American hockey player from Minneapolis, whose Jewish family was decimated in Germany during the Holocaust, has returned to play in his ancestral homeland.

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In Germany, a Jewish Hockey Player Chooses the Future

A self-described “Jewish Indiana Jones” who claimed to have travelled the world to rescue holy Torahs scrolls pleads guilty to fraud at a New York court.

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‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ admits lie

Played Jewish Puerto Rican in classic show.

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‘Kotter’ Star Robert Hegyes Dies

The Judah L. Magnes Museum has reopened as the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, and is now part of the library at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Exhibition Review: Magnes Judaica Museum Joins Berkeley Library – Review

The Judah L. Magnes Museum has reopened as the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, and is now part of the library at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Exhibition Review: Magnes Judaica Museum Joins Berkeley Library – Review

The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank closely aligned with the White House, is embroiled in a dispute with several major Jewish organizations over statements on Israel and charges that some center staffers have used anti-Semitic language to attack pro-Israel Americans. Read full article > >

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Center for America Progress, group tied to Obama, under fire from Israel advocates

Sheldon Adelson is supposedly a bad man. The gambling mogul gave $5 million to a Newt Gingrich-loving super PAC and this enabled Gingrich to maul Mitt Romney — a touch of opinion here — who had it coming anyway. Adelson is a good friend of Gingrich and a major player in Israeli politics. He owns a newspaper in Israel and supports politicians so far to the right I have to wonder if they are even Jewish. This is Sheldon Adelson, supposedly a bad man. But what about Howard Stein? Read full article > >

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A defense of big money in politics

The London School of Economics investigates claims a Jewish student was assaulted on a university trip where a Nazi-themed drinking game was being played.

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Probe into LSE Nazi drinking game

Israel charged five Jewish settlers on Sunday with orchestrating a riot in an army base in the West Bank in a bid to foil plans to dismantle illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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JERUSALEM — Israel temporarily banished a dozen suspected Jewish extremists from the West Bank on Thursday as part of a crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a series of attacks on Palestinians and the military. An army statement said that the top military commander in the West Bank had signed “administrative removal orders” for 12 Jewish activists for periods ranging from three to nine months. The statement added that the group had been involved in “leading, directing and carrying out widespread violent and clandestine activities” against Palestinians and Israeli forces in the West Bank. Read full article > >

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JERUSALEM — Israel temporarily banished a dozen suspected Jewish extremists from the West Bank on Thursday as part of a crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a series of attacks on Palestinians and the military. An army statement said that the top military commander in the West Bank had signed “administrative removal orders” for 12 Jewish activists for periods ranging from three to nine months. The statement added that the group had been involved in “leading, directing and carrying out widespread violent and clandestine activities” against Palestinians and Israeli forces in the West Bank. Read full article > >

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Jewish militants banned from West Bank

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe. Want to be a Southerner? Pass the neckbones. – The Virginian-Pilot Wendy's modestly reopens in Japan … with foie gras burgers. – Eataku In need of a cocktail, here's the perfect, no-fail recipe: “A little booze, a little something else. Done.” – Esquire Manischewitz, the 123-year-old kosher brand, seeks out its non-Jewish brethren. – New York Times “Three penis,” Lady Gaga and papier-mâché: the year in wine. – Bloomberg

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Box lunch: Southern sensibility and foie gras burgers

WASHINGTON — A special lighting ceremony is planned for the National Hanukkah Menorah near the White House on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday. On Tuesday, Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew will be a special guest to help light the menorah on the Ellipse. The lighting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Organizers say thousands of people are scheduled to attend. “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform. Read full article > >

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Hanukkah’s first night begins with lighting of the National Menorah near the White House

To many New Yorkers, and others across the country, “Jewish music” typically encompasses one style: Ashkenazi , a style of music from Eastern Europe. Think klezmer, Fiddler on the Roof, even the Driedel song. That is the dominant face of Jewish music.

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Bringing the Middle East to New York, One Jewish Song at a Time

At Double Play Toys, which serves Orthodox Jewish families, figures that promote television-watching or violence run against the store’s code.

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Neighborhood Joint | Borough Park: At Orthodox Toy Store in Brooklyn, Batman Is Not Kosher