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New Orleans’ Other Lesson

Except for one unfortunate metaphor, it was a brilliant idea to host the annual meetings of the Jewish Federations of North America in New Orleans.

Post-Palin Depression

This is not just a Jewish phenomenon, though a few thousand years of expecting to be scapegoated, persecuted, exiled or killed certainly contributes to the melancholic gene Jews are known for carrying, the optimism of a Ben-Gurion or Sandy Koufax notwithstanding.

McCain accepts nomination, offers little new on Israel, Iran

John McCain closed out the Republican convention Thursday night with a speech in which he defended traditional GOP policy points, while criticizing his party\’s recent performance and pledging to work with lawmakers across the aisle.

Convention Notes: Hadassah Lieberman — ‘I’m not a Republican’

Like her husband, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Hadassah Lieberman is backing John McCain for president. On Monday afternoon, she was the featured speaker at the Republican Jewish Coalition\’s (RJC) National Women\’s Committee fundraiser and fashion show in Minneapolis. But, Lieberman insisted that doesn\’t mean she\’s become a Republican.

Allies and foes scrape through Palin bio for Jewish material

Palin is likeable enough that she got props from Ethan Berkowitz, the Jewish former minority leader in the Alaska House of Representatives who appears poised to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives since Nick Begich disappeared in a snowstorm in 1972.

Dems use speeches to hit GOP on Israel

Speaker after speaker at the Democratic convention on Wednesday night in Denver argued that GOP recklessness had emboldened Israel\’s enemies

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