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Israel at 60
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Jewish Life
breaking news Reaching students before they hit campus
breaking news 1948 volunteer soldiers reunite
breaking news Where have all the young men gone?
breaking news U.S. rabbi tied to Olmert probe
breaking news Revoked conversion sparks uproar
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North America
breaking news Reaching students before they hit campus
breaking news Jewish poll: Obama just behind Clinton
breaking news Where have all the young men gone?
breaking news Revoked conversion sparks uproar
breaking news Israeli music strikes chord in U.S.
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Australia / Asia / Africa
breaking news Rabbis to Jewish tourists: Skip Olympics
breaking news Aussie cavalry earns Israeli monument
breaking news Japanese center illuminates the Holocaust
breaking news Motorcyclists revved up for Israel's 60th
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Jewish Women's Archive: This Day of Jewish American Heritage

Far-flung communities seek
place in the Jewish world
Josh Yoches
Biblical scholar Ephraim Isaac, left, chats with Nigist Mengesha, director of Israel's Ethiopian National Project, and Conservative rabbinical student Juan Mejia on May 4, 2008 at the Be’chol Lashon conference in San Francisco.
The Ibo, Lemba and Abayudaya of Africa, the anusim and xuetas of Spain and Latin America, Ethiopian Jews from Israel, Indian Jews from New York and Asian-American Jews-by-Choice spent three days networking and sharing information about their struggles to join the global Jewish family, a family that is not always eager to embrace them.

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