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Columns July 15, 2009  RSS feed
It's time to confront racism in Israel
      JERUSALEM—The gains made by far-right parties across Europe in the recent European parliamentary elections are certainly cause for concern. But Europe is not the only place Jews should be concerned about the far right rising.
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Russia, return the Schneersohn 'war booty'
      WASHINGTON—During the 1990s, the world was seized with stories of Nazi plunder and heirless property from the Holocaust era.
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Michael Jackson & the Jewish nose
RUTHLESS COSMOPOLITAN
      VIENNA
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Israel & the US: Bridging the distance at emotional times
JERUSALEM JOURNAL
      A friend of mine died this month. Actually I'm not sure I deserve to call her a friend. I hadn't seen Amy for 20 years but I still cried when she died and continue to feel her loss.
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Two new 'Franklin' exhibits take you to the stars
COMPUSCHMOOZE
      The Franklin Institute, now popularly called "The Franklin," is taking visitors from the dawn of man's exploration of the solar system to the opposite extreme, a celebration of a science fiction phenomenon, in two adjacent exhibits that remain at the Philadelphia museum through the fall.
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Online predators and scam artists don't take a summer vacation
FAMILY TALK
      Children have more free time than usual in the summer, so parents need to be more diligent about their activities, especially when they are online. Whether they're Facebooking or texting on their cell phone in the backseat of your car, our children seem to be constantly "connected.
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Help local children enjoy a summer of fun in the sun
MONEY MATTERS
      School's out for summer. Now what? Back in the "old days," some kids went to the bungalow colonies, others went down the shore, and still others traveled to see grandma and pop-pop living in far away states.
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The flea market mentality: You have it or you don't
SALLY'S WORLD
      I once dragged my sister to a flea market. There was not a happy outcome. Ruthie was stunned by the confusion, the clutter and the mayhem. My sister is a logical, rational person, and the circus-like atmosphere definitely wasn't her thing.
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