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October 2, 2008

Trash Talking Over High School Soccer Match Turns Ugly Fast
October 2, 2008 - Aaron Passman

Talking trash in sports is an accepted part of the culture, but a recent anti-Semitic incident at Lower Merion High School took it too far.

Hatred Finds New Home on Internet, says Foxman
October 2, 2008 - Aaron Passman

Though great strides have been made in combatting bigotry, it now "travels the globe in nanoseconds, protected by the anonymity" of the Internet, said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, in a recent lecture at Main Line Reform Temple, Beth Elohim. "We have not eradicated [anti-Semitism], and now, on the Internet, it's very heavy."

Columnist Warns That It's Going to Get Hotter
October 2, 2008 - Aaron Passman

Because of the effects of climate change and globalization, the world right now faces "incredible opportunities masquerading as insolvable problems," said Thomas Friedman on a recent visit to Philadelphia.

City Aligns With Groups to Help Curtail Domestic Violence
October 2, 2008 - Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg

Janna Friedman, a licensed clinical social worker, described how she once listened to a female client who confided in her about the constant fighting going on in her marriage -- how her husband put her down all the time and controlled the family's finances.

His Problem: Designing Faster Ballistic Missiles
October 2, 2008 - Bryan Schwartzman

Beneviste "Benny" Natan calls himself a "regular guy" who just happens to spend his days working on a particularly challenging problem: How to build a better weapon.

Editor to Leave 'Exponent' for Post at 'Commentary'
October 2, 2008

The editor of the Jewish Exponent, Jonathan S. Tobin, will be leaving the newspaper to become executive editor of Commentary<.i> magazine.

Celebrating 10 Years of Care
October 2, 2008

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