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New York – Last fall, a woman went to court in the Bronx to testify that she had been violently assaulted by a top aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, and to seek a protective order against the man.
In the ensuing months, she returned to court twice to press her case, complaining that the State [...]

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New York – NY Times: Gov. Aide Suspended, As New Qusetions Arise Over Paterson Abusing His Power

Israel – When an Israeli gets out of bed on a dark morning, she will flick on a light Schalter (switch in English) and wash down a Biss (bite) of toast with a Schluck (sip) of coffee – all Hebrew words that stem from the German language.
After breakfast, an Israeli driving to work must occasionally [...]

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Israel – How German Built the Hebrew Language

Canada – When Chaim Steinberg came to Montreal three years ago to teach at Bialik High School, he pricked up his ears at turns of phrase most Montrealers barely notice.
“Instead of turning off the lights, you close the lights. You have a coffee instead of having coffee. You fall pregnant instead of getting pregnant,” he [...]

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Canada – French, English a Borrowed Lingo Most Montrealers Barely Notice

Santa Clarita, CA – A proposal to open the first Hebrew-language charter school in the state was handed a major setback when school trustees in the Santa Clarita Valley deadlocked over the project’s approval — blocking its progress.
Several trustees for the William S. Hart Union High School District said they worried that the school would [...]

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Washington – White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has apologized for referring to liberals as “retarded” during a strategy session last summer.
A White House official said Emanuel called Tim Shriver, the CEO of the Special Olympics, last week after his comments were reported in a Wall Street Journal article.
“Rahm called Tim Shriver Wednesday to [...]

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Washington – Rahm Emanuel Under Fire Apologizes For Derogatory Remarks

A new dictionary contains some ten thousand words, idioms, phrases, and turns of speech from the Jewish Arabic of Moroccan Jews.

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New Dictionary of Jewish-Moroccan Language

The Republican Jewish Coalition called foul Monday on the National Jewish Democratic Council after the group criticized GOP leaders and an Illinois Republican Senate candidate for failing, in its estimation, to repudiate anti-Semitic rhetoric.
The NJDC wrapped its’ criticism of the GOP in a statement declaring that it had “launched a ‘pledge campaign’ to demand that [...]

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Jewish Political Groups Spar Over Anti-Semitism

Port-au-Prince – After sending medical teams and search-and-rescue teams, Israel will now be dispatching policemen as well, according to a report by Israeli newspaper Maariv.
Following a request from the UN Secretary-General, Israel Police is now preparing to send 100 policemen to Haiti to join the UN force in maintaining order in the area struck by [...]

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Port-au-Prince – Israel to Send 100 Policemen to Patrol Streets of Haiti

New York City – The New York Police Department has sent its officers to 11 cities around the globe — even once dispatching a husband and wife to Abu Dhabi. But the return from the world has been far greater.
Of the 5,593 officers hired since July 2006, when the department began tracking the nationalities of [...]

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New York City – NYPD The Most Diverse Police Department in The World

Israel – Q: The High Court recently censured a Beit Ya’acov girls’ school for forcing its Sephardi students to adopt the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation for prayer. Can you explain the halachic background to this controversy?
A: The recent controversy in Emmanuel, deemed a case of social bias not mandated by religious law, highlights the modern debate [...]

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Israel – Halacha: Can Sephardi Students Adopt the Ashkenazi Hebrew Pronunciation For Prayer