September 9, 2009 / World News

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Game changed for Yom Kippur

NEW YORK—A Yankees- Red Sox game was rescheduled to avoid a conflict with Yom Kippur. The Sept. 27 game at Yankee Stadium, originally scheduled for 1 p.m., had been changed to 8 p.m. More...

New Israeli ambassador walking tightrope in tense times

WASHINGTON—Tweeted, a diplomat's job would look something like this: Explain home abroad, explain abroad home. More...

Kennedy remembered as giant on domestic issues, Soviet Jewry

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is being remembered in the Jewish community for his huge impact on domestic issues such as education and health care, but also as a giant in the Soviet Jewry movement. More...

Project planned to bury victims

NEW YORK—An international initiative to give Holocaust victims interred in mass graves a proper Jewish burial will be launched in Eastern Europe. More...

Yale censors Muhammad image

NEW YORK—Yale University censored a book featuring a controversial illustration of Muhammad. More...

Gadhafi cancels New Jersey plans

NEW YORK—Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi has canceled plans to stay in New Jersey. New Jersey political leaders have been pressing U.S. More...

Toronto serves as model for affordable day school education

TORONTO—Toronto's Jewish community long has been known for punching above its weight. More...

Elderly & poor in former Soviet Union face more cuts in services

Budget crunch:

NEW YORK—The North American Jewish federation system's overseas partners are warning of a brewing financial crisis facing the organized Jewish community in the former Soviet Union. More...