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Con artist betrayed his faith and friends

The federal prosecutor read the details of the crime as defendant Joshua Gould stood nearby in a gray suit, agreeing to just about everything he was accused of.Yes, he and colleagues squandered about $1.5 million from a retired couple. Yes, Gould, 32, stole an additional $3.5 million from two dozen brokerage clients, many of whom he knew through his father-in-law’s ...

Comedy worlds collide as Facebook founder meets Jewish alter egos

Life, film, comedy – and Jews – came hilariously, if not awkwardly, together on Saturday night as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg came face to face with both the Hollywood actor who recently portrayed him on the big screen as well as a comedian who regularly lampoons him on the silver one.Making what could count as his comedy debut, the Facebook ...

Color Purple Author Refuses to Publish in ‘Apartheid’ Israel

Award-winning author Alice Walker has refused to allow a Hebrew translation of her acclaimed novel The Color Purple alleging that, “Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people.”Publisher Yediot Books had requested a new edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which grapples with the legacy of racism in the American Deep South. However, the acclaimed novelist said ...

Cologne Archeological Dig Revives Ancient Jewish Heritage

After long being sidelined for Roman excavations, an archaeological dig in western Germany has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe’s oldest and largest Jewish communities.From ceramic dishes and tools to toys, animal bones and jewelry, some 250,000 artifacts have so far shed light on various periods in 2,000 years of the city of Cologne’s history, the AFP news ...

College Students Learn Israel Advocacy

The video shows Muslim students on the University of California’s Irvine campus in February 2010 shouting anti-Israel epithets at guest speaker Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.Produced by the international pro-Israel organization StandWithUs.com, the video is a vehicle for Rabbi David Eliezrie to engage students from college campuses throughout the United States in an Israel advocacy exercise during ...

Cocaine should be legal, says top doctor

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore said making drugs such as heroin and cocaine legal would “drastically” cut crime and addicts’ health problems.State-regulated use of drugs would also save money and avert the need to try to stop drug production in countries such as Afghanistan, he said.Read More: @ telegraph.co.ukTags: Cocaine, Cocaine should be legal, top doctorYou might also like:US money supply plunges at 1930s pace ...

Close NY race for Weiner seat may hinge on Jewish vote

A special congressional election to replace Anthony Weiner to be held on Tuesday promises a dramatic race potentially hinging on the Jewish vote in the district, which includes portions of Brooklyn and Queens.A six-point lead in the Siena College poll separates Republican Bob Turner, a retired cable television executive, from his opponent, Democrat David Weprin, in the race for former ...

Close Facebook Accounts or Risk School Expulsion

Beth Rivkah, an Orthodox Jewish girls’ high school in Brooklyn, N.Y, has ordered students to close their Facebook accounts, or risk paying an $100 fine – or even being expelled.“Girls are getting killed on the Internet — that’s the reason for it,” Benzion Stock, administrator of the Crown Heights school, said.In Israel recently, two girls almost succeeded in committing suicide after ...

Clinton says no second term as secretary of state

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she has no desire to continue in the job if President Barack Obama wins a second term in 2012. And she said she doesn’t want to be president either.When Clinton was asked in a CNN interview during a trip to Cairo if she wanted a second stint as America’s top diplomat, she ...

Clinton offers China proof of ship attack

Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, on Wednesday said the US would offer additional briefings and information to China to convince it that North Korea torpedoed a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors in March. Beijing’s response to the sinking has been guarded and this makes it less likely South Korea will be able to marshal support for tougher sanctions ...

Clinton: Burning Quran a ‘disgraceful act’

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called a Florida church’s threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks a “disrespectful, disgraceful act.”Others in the Obama administration weighed in against the proposed burning, including Attorney General Eric Holder, who called it idiotic and dangerous. A State Department ...

Claudia Schiffer’s woman in black provokes fashion race row

Claudia Schiffer has been accused of racial insensitivity after appearing on a magazine cover made up as a black woman. The 39-year-old supermodel wore dark foundation and an afro wig in the shots taken by celebrated fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld.Read More: @ dailymail.co.ukReaders found more information by searching for:claudia schiffer jewish (24)schiffer jew (5)claudia schiffer is jewish (2)is cluda schefher jewish (1)You might ...