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Current Schmooze News Wednesday - 5 Adar II - March 12, 2008

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Special Announcements
Mar 11 - Lunch & Learn - Elijah and Elisha: Prophets or the First Rabbis Mar 12 - The Foundation for Jewish Studies Rockville Wednesday Lunch & Learn presents Mar 12 - iSpace – Moody Jews: A Series on Judaism and Emotions Mar 13 - JCCNV Thursday At The "J" - Active Retirees Mar 13 - Foundation for Jewish Studies Downtown Thursday Study Course Mar 13 - Jewish Heritage Class Mar 12 & 13 - Congregation Adat Reyim Schmooze and Schmear Feb 7 - Mar 13 - The American National Character on Film Mar 18 - Rosa Weinstein, "Life Cycle Traditions" Mar 30 - Family Fun Day at Gesher Jewish Day School Congregation Sha'are Shalom Preschool now registering students for 08-09 school year NOVAJPIN, “Northern Virginia Jewish Professionals in Non-Profits” is forming! Beth Chavarim in Ashburn VA now enrolling pre-school / childcare for 08-09

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	Arts
Israeli marimba master brings good vibes to festival Israeli singer wins Album of the Year Award in France This Jewish joke book amuses and teaches New collection revels in Torah as a ‘wellspring of poetry’ New Yiddish Rep Honors Yiddish Director Moshe Yassur Romance gives off heat, light and laughs 'The Soul of Gershwin' is a play for the common man
	Canada
Canadian teen wounded in Israel attack Jewish theatre makes a strong debut with Rose
	Campus
Cleveland Hillel Foundation begins intern program Repairing the Silence Scholar of Yiddish Named To Lead Columbia Institute Sderot Awareness Week - Montreal Jewish students raising awareness S.F. State to get new Israel studies professorship Yiddish Prof Named Director of Israel Institute After False Media
*HATE*
French arrest 6 in anti-Semitism attack on teen Violence Down, But NY Anti-Semitism Still Rising
	Health
Bring me carbs, fats and falafel — I’m dieting ‘Fat camps’ change waistlines — and behaviors FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Israel's LycoRed provides a natural sunscreen from within [VIDEO] Israeli professor finds link between stress, cancer Shorts: Health & Fitness Timeless moves and music get boomers working up a sweat
	International
As Putin steps down, a look at his relationship with Russia's Jews Evicted Polish Jews regain citizenship Havana’s Sephardic Jews survived by renting their synagogue Iran trains Hamas to wage war on Israel Israeli dairy to come up in Amul's backyard Jews differ on assessment of new Putin Perspectives of post-colonial Jamaica Poland remembers 1968 protests Poland Vows to Restore Citizenship to Purged Jews Shorts: World Singapore's Jews Experience Cultural Rebirth Tikkun olam in the tropics
	Israel	Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
a watermelon, a bus stop and a short-lived peace Abbas: Israel has agreed to cease-fire with Hamas Ashkelon in the cross hairs FM to U.S. officials: Hamas will not choose when to fire and when to regroup Israel’s military schooled in pluralism at Jewish high school Israeli-Arab youths hurl rocks at houses in Jewish section of Abu Tor Israeli official in Egypt to discuss Gaza situation Lebanon: IAF planes flew over Beirut Netanyahu: Arab Israeli leaders and politicians must pick sides Peres says Israel will not attack Iran on its own Segregated Israeli buses drive critics to court Whose Jerusalem Is It, Anyway? Yet again, no good solutions for Israel

350 Years and Counting: OU To Honor Seven Rabbis Who Helped Shape Growth of Orthodox Judaism Agreement elevates the elite, weakens rabbis in the trenches Israelis take kids back to the eCamp future Jews should compete in the marketplace New festival celebrates Jewish heritage Partnership heals rift, standardizes conversion Programs kindle interest in the Jewish Sabbath Purim celebration asks, ‘How diverse can Jews be?’ Shlichah Brings a New Message to Reform Jews in the United States Study: Boston's intermarried couples "as observant" as Reform Jews
	Jewish Family
Who’s your daddy? Maybe my grandfather

In show of modesty, Haredi women make up in private 'Making Trouble': a film on being funny, female, Jewish Mini-skirt or burka - my choice PURE COMIC GOLD
	Kashrut/Kosher
In kosher kitchens What's Weirder - Jewish Reggae or Asian-Kosher Fusion? When carnivores marry vegetarians, meat's rare
*Letters/Opinions*
Companies That Support Israel Deserve Your Patronage Holocaust Remembrance Day 2008 is Friday, May 2
Obituaries
James Warren Abrahamson Robert A. Beer Charlotte Levin Chapman 87 Beatrice Fishbein 89 Harvey Fruchtman 85 Marilyn Goldman 81 Nathan Hurwich 99 Sylvia Meltzer Wilma Engel Messing 89 Bessie Sklar 91 Harry I. Smith 59 Feisty survivor, writer, volleyball champ dies at 95 George Fredrickson, Stanford expert on race and ethnicity Only Englishman in WWII death camp dies: museum Rabbi Is Found Dead in River, Inside His Car *For More Obits Click HERE*
	People
Celebrities Israeli pianist takes a modern approach to the classics [VIDEO] Jewish Refugees in New York \| The Story of Mark and Rachel Kanal
	Technology
Saving the environment by helping companies save money
Torah
A house is where you live, a home is where your journey ends
	U.S.A.
A Jewish-run university in the Bay Area? Who knew? Bill Buckley and the Jews Jewish Dems worried as campaigns turn bitter Shorts: U.S. U.S. won’t interfere with lawsuits — for now

Announcements

Congregation Sha'are Shalom Preschool now registering students for 08-09 school year

Congregation Sha'are Shalom of Leesburg is pleased to offer preschoolers the opportunity to receive a Jewish education in a developmentally appropriate early childhood setting. The Rosie Uran Jewish Education Center is now registering students for the 08-09 school year.

Information is available at the synagogue website: http://www.sha-areshalom.org/edu_rujec.php. Participatory visits by parents and prospective students are welcome. Please call 703.737.0686 and speak with Sheri Brown, Director, for more information.

NOVAJPIN, “Northern Virginia Jewish Professionals in Non-Profits” is forming!

Are you Jewish? Work or live in Northern Virginia? Have a career in a non-profit setting? Then this group is for you! Monthly networking lunches planned, first meeting will be in May TBA. Please contact Sarah Schultz at 703-501-9664 for more information or e-mail her at sarah.schultz@shelterhouse.org

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Todays Kosher Recipes
	Almond Ginger Pear Scones Acorn Squash with Pear Stuffing Having Havdallah for a hungry mob? Think fajitas and sides Pareve Chocolate Mouse

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