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A Torah scroll is desecrated on American television; the first woman rabbi speaks out; Israel’s Vice Prime Minister talks security, and more of this week’s top stories from the Jewish world.
This week’s top stories from the Jewish world: An Israeli murder victim’s face is blurred out of a photo in the name of gender segregation; a little girl’s tragic death unites a community; we interview the filmmaker of the Oscar-nominated “In Darkness”; Janeane Garofalo plays a Russian Jew off-Broadway; and more.