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Erin Ben-Moche
May 16, 2019
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jewish
Why Trump makes us all dizzy
David Suissa
March 18, 2016
There’s no better feeling in the world than being 100 percent right about something. In a slippery world where everything seems to be debatable — even climate change! — it’s so refreshing to find something that is not debatable, something truly black and white.
Mao’s Jews
Jewish Journal
November 20, 2015
On Oct. 1, 1967, China’s National Day, Sidney Rittenberg had reached the pinnacle of his revolutionary career.
The Iran deal: getting to checkmate
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
The Iran nuclear deal has been likened, ad nauseam, to a game of chess. It is with that model in mind that I favor the deal — though not for the usual reasons.
Israel welcomes tech-hungry Chinese investors
Jewish Journal
May 22, 2014
China\’s purchase of a controlling stake in Israel\’s largest food maker reflects a broader surge in Chinese investment in an economy largely tethered to Western markets.
Israeli scientists shoot for the moon with dishwasher-sized spacecraft
Jewish Journal
March 6, 2014
It\’s only the size of a dishwasher and weighs as much as giant panda, but its inventors are hoping this spacecraft will go where no other Israeli vessel has gone before – to the moon.
Wanted: Diamond polishers in Israel. Piety not a problem
Jewish Journal
January 2, 2013
Diamond manufacturing is a dwindling trade in Israel. The country has one of the world\’s hottest diamond exchanges, but polishers and cutters of the precious stones have been replaced by cheaper workers in newer hubs like India and China.
Opinion: Obama has made Israel stronger than ever
Jewish Journal
October 30, 2012
A famous scholar of American Jewish life once observed that we “earn like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans”. We are committed to building a just and compassionate society and want our nation to provide a safety net with basic social services, even if we might not personally benefit from such programs.
Jewish studies flourish in China
David N. Myers
August 15, 2012
The last quarter century has witnessed a veritable explosion in the academic field of Jewish studies. During that time, Israel solidified its place as the global center in the field, while in the United States virtually every university and college of note has established its own program, center or chair.
The Jews of Kaifeng, China
Jewish Journal
August 15, 2012
Jewish liturgy and ritual frequently remind us that the Israelites were scattered to the “four corners of the earth,” as symbolized by the four fringes of the tallit, or prayer shawl. The extent of the geographic dispersion of the Jews over millennia has been vast, ranging from Baghdad to Burma, Marrakesh to Melbourne, Jerusalem to Los Angeles.
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