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Arts
A Straight-Up Orthodox Hip-Hop Movie
Chaïm Soutine and Modernism at Basel Kunstmuseum
Hip vs. Kitsch
Life’s a ‘Beach’ in Simon play: Local production delivers laughs, sentimentality
Shorts: Art
The Poet’s Art

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A history of Australia’s Jews
Eyewitnesses to history
Film review: Hey Hey It's Esther Blueberger
Hundreds of Melburnians show solidarity with Israel
Intimate account of the ‘Big Shul’
Israeli fashion heads Sydney fair
Israeli minister lauds Kevin Rudd
Jewish troops found on HMAS Sydney
Police to act on offences against Melbourne's Jewish community
Rudd makes amends with talkfest for Jewish leaders
The need for hate-crime units

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Campus
Anti-Semitism strong at Case
Jewish students say UC Irvine is safe
Hillel Students Protest UC Irvine Chancellor
Incoming U.C. prez, wife tout pro-Israel, Jewish résumés
New UC president Yudof is part of a dynamic duo
S.F.’s Jim Joseph Foundation gives $10.7 million to Hillel

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Blacks, Jews still top list of hate crime victims: Cops

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Assault On Rabbi Spurs Anti-Bias Rally
Hate in Translation
Ignoring History’s Lessons on Hate
Palo Alto JFCS hit with swastika graffiti
Racism, anti-Semitism decline in France, government report says

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Health
It Isn’t Easy Eating Green
The BRCA Gene: A Positive Test, A Personal Choice
Ultra-Orthodox rabbis slam organ donation bill

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History
Jews living in Austria as early as 300 AD, archeologists say
Preserving History: The Jews of Greece

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A famous kosher Italian bakery has an important local patron: Pope Benedict XVI
Controversial Russian Jewish artist missing in Berlin
Dutch film calls for Christian-Jewish front
European Jewish group to file complaint against Ahmadinejad in The Hague
‘European Jewish Retreat’ brings European Jews closer to Judaism
Jewish Arabs and a New Middle East
Jews should protest China’s crackdown in Tibet
Lady in red: Traditional garb creates stir during U.N. testimony
Nazi hunt: Italians do it better
Shorts: Mideast
Shorts: World

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As Shekel Rises, Israelis Question Sense of Fixing Economy to Dollar
At the Zenith of Solar Energy
Ben-Eliezer: Israel trying to revive talks with Syria
Dividing Jerusalem — when, not whether
Ein Hashlosha farmers fear for their lives
Fears rise of new Israel-Hezbollah war, but some call it unlikely
Iranian threat dominates Cheney’s Israel talks
Israeli president cancels visit to Brussels
Jewish Agency jolted by aliyah shortage, weak dollar
Lawmakers advance bill to establish new Orthodox-secular school system
Rabbis Call on Gov't to Fulfil Promise to Bring Falash Mura Home
Sanhedrin demands expulsion of women from military

jewish culture
From the jungles of Peru to Ramla
Jews and drinking: time for a fresh look
Lens on the Holy Land: Photo exhibit in S.F. redefines ‘military landscape’
Purim Joy Reaches West Siberian Residents
Purimpalooza people party like its 500 B.C.E. +/-
Rabbis should no longer fear interfaith weddings
School daze: So many years, so few memories
When the rabbi talks politics from the pulpit

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In her able hands
Jewish women change their destinies by testing for genetic mutation

kosher
Compassionate Conservatism
Expanding the definition of kashrut
It’s ‘Hide the Matzo’ for Real: Tam Tams Are Scarce
Kosher Foods Are a Booming Business
NPRI Expands Kosher Certification
Prepared food for Pessah means big dough for this firm
Some Passover items are hard to find this year
Westward ko!(sher): Orthodox expo featuring S.F., Oakland as good places to live

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Obituaries

Rosalyn Been 83
Dr. Gerald Berkowitz 86
Gerta (Friedmann) Fink
Michael D. Fischer 69
Fred Geyzer 97
Freda Gillis 94
William Goldsmith - Holocaust Survivor
Leonard Haber 81
Albert Edwin "Eddie" Harelik 73
Harry K. Kleinman
Louis Kolker 96
Eleanor "Elkie" Koplovitz
Saul Kwartin
Leonard Nach 85
Angela Perry 90
Manet Evelyn Davis Schepps 91
Beatrice (Bina) Weinreich

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People
Elie Wiesel presses China on Tibet
Flocks and bagels: Bird-watching author appreciates both a wing and a prayer
The Chicken Soup Collective
The Shavits

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Lesson for all of us: When Moses learned a lesson by listening


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U.S.A.
New group offers alternative to AIPAC
Obama, Clinton in dead heat among Jewish Democrats
Shorts: U.S.
Unprecedented influence: Almost 10 percent of superdelegates are Jewish

Announcements
 
Mar 30 - Family Fun Day at Gesher Jewish Day School

Family Fun Day, Sunday, March 30

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Activities Include Literacy, Arts, and Music for families with young children

(Fairfax, VA) – Gesher Jewish Day School will celebrate Community Family Fun Day on Sunday, March 30, from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Located at 4700 Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax, Northern Virginia’s Jewish community day school will host a day of fun for the whole family.  The event consists of wholesome family activities and entertainment including Passover games and projects, a moon bounce and a Lego room. 

Author Jacqueline Jules and illustrator Janus Kahn, of “Sammy Spider” and “Ziz” fame, will visit with their puppets for reading and book signing at 2:00 in the Gesher library.  The day will also include a magic and comedy show presented by Mr. Twister with music by Sally Heckelman.

And just in time for the Jewish Festival of Passover, Gesher will also feature holiday learning stations, games, art projects, and a matzo factory which showcases the creation of unleavened bread.  The day culminates with a free raffle drawing featuring fun items for your family seder! 

For general event information, please visit www.gesher-jds.org or call (703) 962-9216.

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