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- Israeli foreign minister to hold talks in Brussels(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- Israelis view Obama favorably, mixed on Netanyahu(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- German film producer to receive Yad Vashem honour(Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 03/19/2010)
- Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- Quartet calls on Israel to freeze settlement(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- Police presence high in volatile east Jerusalem(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- German journalist seeks release of Eichmann files(Associated Press, 03/19/2010)
- Netanyahu calls Clinton to defuse tensions(Associated Press, 03/18/2010)
- Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel(Associated Press, 03/18/2010)
- Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank(Associated Press, 03/18/2010)
At JOFA Conference, Passion Shifts to Women’s Leadership
Ben Harris
NEW YORK (JTA) -- The last time the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance organized a conference at Columbia University, in 2007, Israeli activist Tova Hartman electrified a crowd of several hundred with her call to "stop kvetching" and start acting until the plight of "chained women," or agunot, was resolved.
News at a Glance
JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists said Monday that they've discovered an unusually shaped 1,400-year-old wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time.
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