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IN PICTURES: Walking in an Israeli winter wonderland
After an unusually warm December, January 2015 has given Israelis an unexpected surprise.
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Jan 4, 2015
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Archaeologist: Western Wall stones result of earthquake, not Roman demolition
Prof. Shimon Gibson says the huge stones near the Western Wall may have been caused by major earthquake in 363 B.E.
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Nir Hasson
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Jan 4, 2015
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02:30 AM
This Day in Jewish History / Americans elect their first Jewish governor
Moses Alexander was a prim man who sought to impose prohibition years ahead of the rest of the U.S.; he was no fan of Boise’s brothels either – but supported civil liberties.
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David B. Green
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Jan 4, 2015
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12:34 AM
How I survived the tsunami, 10 meters underwater
Ten years after the disaster in Southeast Asia, psychologist and veteran diver Yossi Hasson recalls the event that changed his life, and discusses it in writing for the first time.
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Yossi Hasson
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Jan 3, 2015
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The mysterious death that ignited Jerusalem's religious-secular rift
Did the head of a Jerusalem hospital 'sacrifice' a seriously ill youth on the altar of piety? A medical incident 101 years ago may shed light on the roots of the discord in Israeli society.
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Nir Hasson
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Jan 3, 2015
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10:25 AM
The Israeli guns that took part in the Rwanda genocide
A Tel Aviv court has rejected a petition to reveal documentation of arms exports to the Hutu government in the '90s.
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Uri Misgav
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Jan 3, 2015
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The lost honor of Farid al-Atrash, Egyptian legend
Forty years after his death, a tribute to the singer who was tormented by the feeling that he’d never be an equal among equals in the Egyptian pantheon of giants.
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Eyal Sagui Bizawe
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Jan 2, 2015
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04:19 PM
The Bedouin who broke the high-tech mold
Self-taught programmer Amir Abu Shareb codes for an SF analytic firm from his Be’er Sheva kitchen computer – but still can't get a U.S. visa.
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Shirly Seidler
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Jan 2, 2015
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This Day in Jewish History / Habsburg Emperor announces tolerance for Jews
'Enlightened despot' Joseph II thought people should worship as they please – even the Jews, not that he liked them.
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David B. Green
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Jan 2, 2015
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A left-wing life revisited: Noam Kaminer, 1953-2014
Kaminer, who died recently, was a communist in his youth, clashed with right-wing future MKs at university, and was jailed for refusing to serve in the IDF during the Lebanon War.
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Ofer Aderet
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Jan 1, 2015
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This Day in Jewish History / The woman who didn’t embarrass South Africa dies
Helen Suzman, warrior for the voiceless, fought apartheid — including as the sole member of her party in parliament.
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David B. Green
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Jan 1, 2015
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06:00 AM
This Day in Jewish History / The man who may have invented the Reuben sandwich dies
Arnold Reuben may also claim fame for inventing cream cheese cake. Or maybe not.
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David B. Green
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Dec 31, 2014
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A toddler's sweet entry, letter by letter, into Hasidic life
A 3-year-old member of the Kretshnif dynasty is arrives for a festive, and nosh-driven, first day at heder in the city of Rehovot.
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Ron Ben-Tovim
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Dec 30, 2014
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02:14 PM
This Day in Jewish History / A poker champion with a heart of gold is born
Barry Greenstein studied advanced math and worked in software but found his truly reliable source of cash at the card table.
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David B. Green
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Dec 30, 2014
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This Day in Jewish History / A woman who smuggled guns in and children out of Warsaw Ghetto is born
Vladka Meed sank into despair after her family was murdered by the Nazis, then heard a talk on armed resistance and took heart.
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David B. Green
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Dec 29, 2014
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Beyond the wrecking ball: How to renew buildings without harming the residents
Many urban renewal projects are driven by economic motives. A new report proposes a socially oriented alternative
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Esther Zandberg
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Dec 28, 2014
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Outlawing racism won’t erase it
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Anshel Pfeffer
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Drama on the streets of Jerusalem: Israel's powerful ultra-Orthodox party on the verge of collapse
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Anshel Pfeffer
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The election is a sideshow to our real struggle
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Anshel Pfeffer
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This Day in Jewish History
This Day in Jewish History / 34 Jews burned to death in first ‘blood cannibalism’ case
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This Day in Jewish History / Teenage girl leads rent strike in N.Y.
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This Day in Jewish History / A spiritually versatile thief, MP and Buddhist monk is baptized
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Eyeless in the West Bank: When Palestinian boys play cat and mouse with Israeli police
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Alex Levac
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Parted by life, parted by death: Palestinian loses child without ever meeting him
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Gideon Levy
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Jews vs. Palestinians, landowners vs. trespassers
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Sayed Kashua
For Sayed Kashua, life in the U.S. is good. But still...
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Sayed Kashua's kids made a mistake: Letting him come to Disney World
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Sayed Kashua
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Sayed Kashua's kid wins Hanukkah quiz. And he's not even Jewish
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Sayed Kashua
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David's Harp
2014: Israel's Year of the Hamster
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David Rosenberg
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A cartel we'll have to learn to live with
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David Rosenberg
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Everything you thought you knew about the Israeli economy is wrong
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David Rosenberg
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Snapshot
Snapshot: No territorial compromise in these photos
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Tal Niv
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Snapshot: Art school archive in focus
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Tal Niv
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Regally blonde: Cindy Sherman's sad wigs and artistic genius
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Tal Niv
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Someone Else's Simcha
Someone Else’s Simcha / Bar and Bat Mitzvah for the deaf makes all the right noises
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Ron Ben-Tovim
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Someone Else’s Simcha / A couple from an ancient Jewish sect ties the knot, modern-Israel style
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Ron Ben-Tovim
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