National

Off Stage But He Still Has a Lot To Say

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Longtime communal leader Theodore "Ted" Mann laughed with his mouth full when asked if he really believes that voting Republican is inconsistent with Jewish values -- as he suggests in his new book. "I think so," replied the 84-year-old, who for decades played a leading role in national Jewish organizational life. "To the extent that Republicans seem to care so...

Election 2012

Republican's Lei of the Land

Linda Lingle is used to beating the odds. Which is why the Jewish Republican who served two terms as governor of Hawaii believes she has a good shot at becoming the newest U.S. senator from the Aloha State. She's mounting her campaign with the help of donors from the "mainland," including Jews in Philadelphia, where she recently stopped as part...

National

Showing Israel the Love

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Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Washington · Analysis It was a weekend of Israel love politically that highlighted two approaches to showing affection for the Jewish state: Go to Israel, as Mitt Romney did, or go pro-Israel, as the Obama administration did. The pictures told the story, or as it were, stories: Romney in a kipah at the Western Wall on Sunday, Obama in the...

National

Bulgaria's Jews Still Reeling

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Cnaan Liphshiz and Svetlana Guineva Jewish Telegraphic Agency

SOFIA, Bulgaria Until last week, leaders of Bulgaria's small, placid Jewish community said they felt untouched by hate crimes or terrorism. But after last week's apparent suicide bombing of a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the Black Sea city of Borgas, Jews in the country are speaking of a basic change in their sense of security. "We used to convene...

National

America's Jewish Olympiads

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Hillel Kuttler , Jewish Exponent Feature

Jason Lezak -- no newcomer to Olympic glory -- recognizes the difficulty in returning to the medal stand at the London Games. "I definitely would hope to ... get onto the podium there and win a medal for the USA," Lezak, a seven-time Olympic medalist, said last week from the U.S. swim team's training camp in France. "With Australia, France...