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Young Man, Fluent in Mandarin, Wins a Prime Spot at HIAS

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Aaron Passman, JE Feature

Hansi Wang grew up in the Philadelphia area and will graduate from Swarthmore College later this month with a bachelor's degree in political science. His parents, on the other hand, immigrated to Philadelphia from China and Vietnam, respectively, his father in search of educational opportunities and his mother as a refugee fleeing the Vietnam war. Perhaps as a result of...

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What They Feel About His Decision

GOP members weigh in on what Sen. Arlen Specter's defection means to them -- and the party

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Bryan Schwartzman

Less than a year ago -- but what now seems like a political lifetime -- the Republican Party hoped it was on the verge of making serious gains among Jewish voters in Pennsylvania and nationwide. U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), considered highly popular among American Jews, had decided to back John McCain for president, and was considered a top prospect...

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A Child's Perspective on the Holocaust, Then and Now

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Aaron Passman. JE Feature

Though Sam Barriskell is nearly 70 years younger than Lilly Drukker, the 13-year-old was keenly aware that in a different time and place, her story could easily have been his. Drukker was only 11 when the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, and on Sunday, she held Barriskell and an intimate group of his peers rapt at attention as she related...

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Policy Wonk Feels Stigma Is Lifting

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Bryan Schwartzman

Nearly four years after being indicted on charges of receiving and passing classified information, former Washington lobbyist Steven Rosen is back in the public eye and ready to move on. "We're coming to the end of this drama," Rosen said on Monday, shortly before giving a speech here in Philadelphia -- only his second public talk since he was formally...

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Specter Surprises All With Move to the Left

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Bryan Schwartzman

When Sen. Arlen Specter dropped his political bombshell Tuesday that he was switching parties, many longtime Jewish supporters who had seen an uphill battle ahead of them breathed a huge sigh of relief. "This is great news," said Gary Erlbaum, a longtime Specter supporter who backs candidates in both parties. "It would have been very difficult for him to win...