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NEW YORK—Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women will partner with the Legacy Heritage Fund to create a special program to train women to become Jewish educators. More ... NEW YORK — The umbrella organization of the North American Jewish federation system has hired Jerry Silverman, a key player in raising tens of millions of dollars for Jewish summer camps, as its next president and CEO. More ... NEW YORK—Empire Kosher poultry is launching lines of organic and antibiotic-free poultry. The Pennsylvania company announced last week that it is ready to roll out both lines nationally. "As we've seen demand for ABF and organic products grow in the nonkosher world, we decided to enter these markets with kosher products," CEO Greg Rosenbaum said in a statement. More ... BUDAPEST (JTA) — A mass demonstration by the banned neo-Nazi Hungarian Guard organization degenerated into a battle with police. Last week's clash led to some 20 injuries and 216 arrests. Gabor Vona, chairman of the radical rightist Jobbik party and paymaster of the Guard, was detained overnight and released. More ... BERLIN—A Dresden politician was fined for playing loud klezmer music outside City Hall to disturb a neo-Nazi march. Stephan Kuhn of the Green Party was ordered last week to pay a $210 fine, which will benefit an organization that helps victims of right-wing violence. More ... JERUSALEM—Convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk was declared fit to stand trial in Germany. State prosecutors in Munich announced the decision of the medical examiners saying the only restriction is that court appearances be limited to two 90-minute sessions per day. More ... NEW YORK (JTA) — Gary Tobin, a prominent Jewish researcher who challenged conventional Jewish wisdom, has died. Tobin, the president of the Institute for Jewish & Community Research in San Francisco, died late July 6, following a long illness. He was 59. More ... |
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