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This week on TJC’s Week In Review, the Brooklyn D.A. makes exception for ultra-Orthodox Jews accused of child molestation; is the shooting by two ultra-Orthodox men of a young black man in Baltimore another Travyon Martin case?; a new YU museum exhibit celebrates the Jewish contribution to modern medicine; one Jewish, Autism-awareness activist is leading a new anti-bullying initiative; and a new book called “The Men’s Section” examines the phenomenon of the Partnership Synagogue and the men involved in these congregations.
This week’s top stories from the Jewish world: Teenage hasid sentenced to seven years in prison for an arson attack of a fellow Skverer hasid; Jewish day school nurse allowed to proceed with lawsuit alleging she was fired for reporting abuse of a student; West Bank settlement rabbi in hot water for racist comments about Ethiopian Jews; an Ethiopian Hebrew congregation in Harlem takes the spotlight in a new documentary; and basketball start Jordan Farmar tells TJC about his Jewish roots.
The murder of three children and school teacher in France; a rabbi is allegedly caught on tape with a prostitute; a chat with one of the hunks from the hit series Srugim; recipes for healthier Jewish comfort food; and more of this week’s top stories from the Jewish world.
This week’s top stories from the Jewish world: rocket attacks in Israel, why Israeli officials won’t be attending a U.S. conference on women, a Purim spiel gets the Broadway treatment, and more!
Obama and Netanyahu meet and speak at AIPAC; the traditional Purim Spiel gets a modern twist with shadow puppets — in English and Russian — at the JCC in Manhattan; getting to know the Jews of Cameroon at 92Y; gay, Jewish pop star Ari Gold tells his story in song; and more.