http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en jkrznaric@alteryourview.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-28T20:18:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/end_to_lithuanias_partisan_probe/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/end_to_lithuanias_partisan_probe/#When:19:18:00Z The president of Lithuania has promised that his country’s investigation into the wartime activities of several elderly Jewish World War II partisans will be dropped, according to an official of the Simon Wiesenthal Center—but can he keep the promise? The promise by Valdas Adamkus is the latest twist in an oddly inverted war crimes inquiry of… News - International 2008-08-28T19:18:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/act_now_to_stop_durban_ii/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/act_now_to_stop_durban_ii/#When:19:00:00Z Is next April’s follow-up to the 2001 Durban conference against racism — a United Nations fiasco that promoted the hatred it was meant to fight — headed for the same fate? Much will depend on the European Union, which can use its influence to demand that the Durban Review Conference, or “Durban II,” avoids the sins… News - International 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/russian_roulette/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/russian_roulette/#When:19:00:00Z Russia’s recent invasion of Georgia, which came after a long period of tension between the two countries, can be seen as yet another example of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s aggressive foreign policy, which increasingly became evident following his re-election to the Russian presidency in 2004. This aggressiveness has not only… News - Cover Story 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/inner_lives_of_fundamentalist_college_students/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/inner_lives_of_fundamentalist_college_students/#When:19:00:00Z It’s 2008 — 60 years since the creation of the State of Israel. Across the globe, synagogues, Jewish groups and organizations have been hosting events to let people know just what Israel has accomplished during its lifetime. At the Jewish Museum of Maryland, a new exhibit, opening Sept. 7, will give visitors a look at Israel… News - Local 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/salisburys_jewish_boxing_king/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/salisburys_jewish_boxing_king/#When:19:00:00Z Troubled kids in Salisbury are turning their lives around through the sport of boxing and it is due to the dedication of Hal Chernoff. Founder of the Main Street Gym, Mr. Chernoff started helping at-risk kids in the community 20 years ago. His antiquated gym has become so popular and successful that a bigger and better… News - Local 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/beth_tfiloh_school_moving_mid_year/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/beth_tfiloh_school_moving_mid_year/#When:19:00:00Z As construction comes in ahead of schedule, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School announced it will move its lower school in Glyndon to its Pikesville campus by the start of next year. On Jan. 5, immediately following winter break, lower school students enrolled in the Glyndon school program will be relocated to a new 56,000-square-foot addition at… News - Local, News - Home page 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/ta_moves_to_help_kids_with_problems/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/ta_moves_to_help_kids_with_problems/#When:19:00:00Z School bells are ringing across Baltimore, but Talmudical Academy is starting off the 2008-2009 school year with a bang. The 91-year-old institution in Pikesville is “changing its perspective,” according to Dr. Joel Pleeter, the school’s chairman of the board, and taking a more comprehensive approach to its student body. TA will be the first… News - Local, News - Home page 2008-08-28T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/peta_slams_kapporos_ritual/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/peta_slams_kapporos_ritual/#When:19:21:00Z An animal rights group is calling for a New York state investigation into kapporos, the High Holidays ritual that involves swinging a live chicken over one’s head. The ceremony is meant to transfer one’s sins to the bird, which is then slaughtered and its meat, or an equivalent monetary amount, is given to the poor. … News - National 2008-08-27T19:21:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/russia_worries_israel_on_arms_sales/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/russia_worries_israel_on_arms_sales/#When:19:20:00Z When Prime Minister Ehud Olmert goes to Moscow next month, his first order of business will be to make sure the Russians don’t sell sophisticated new weaponry to Syria that could alter the military status quo in the Middle East. Last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad visited Russia to make a pitch for the arms, new… News - Israel 2008-08-27T19:20:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/wolff2/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/wolff2/#When:10:29:00Z On August 26, 2008, RUTH LOIS (nee Cohen), beloved wife of the late Irwin Wolff, mother of David Wolff of Churchville and Rick Wolff of Lancaster, Pa., mother-in-law of Janey Wolff and Tamsin Wolff, sister of Judith Rubinstein. Grandmother of Marisa Jaramillo Seubert, Megan, Amanda, Matt, Derek, Dusten and Collin Wolff, also survived by two great-grandchildren. Funeral Services… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:29:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/weinraub/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/weinraub/#When:10:28:00Z On August 26, 2008, CECILIA “KITTY” (nee Weiner), beloved wife of the late Benjamin Weinraub, loving mother of Sandy Jaffe, loving mother-in-law of Todd Jaffe, beloved sister of the late Trudy Goldstein, Harry Weiner and Samuel Weiner. Devoted grandmother of Megan and Todd Myers and Benjamin Jaffe, loving great-grandmother of Alexa Myers, also survived by loving nieces and… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:28:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/shifman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/shifman/#When:10:27:00Z On August 26, 2008, RITA (nee Shames), loving wife of the late Victor Shifman, awesome mother of Andee Shifman, Harry and Gretta Shifman of New York, Cindy and Allen Schiff of Pikesville, loving sister of Phil and Samuel Shames both of Phila., Pa. and the late Hilda Voelume. Dynamic grandmother of Eric, Michael, Jordan, Raven and Blitzie Schiff… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:27:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/scher2/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/scher2/#When:10:26:00Z On August 26, 2008, SHELDON, beloved husband of the late Etta Scher (nee Wacke), loving father of Howard Scher, Carol Grube, Ellen Scher and Susan Hoffmaster, loving father-in-law of Shari Scher, Barry Grube, Martha Dunn and Alan Hoffmaster, devoted brother of the late Ruth Rodell and Chester “Tom” Scher. Beloved grandfather of Jennifer Amy, Jedd, Benjamin Scher, Joshua… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:26:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/rothschild/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/rothschild/#When:10:25:00Z On August 15, 2008, DIANE MARIE, beloved mother of Daniel Alexander Stone of Boston, Mass. and William Porter Stone of Michigan, devoted sister of the late Stanford Z. Rothschild III, loving daughter of Stanford Z. Rothschild Jr. and Jacqueline Stein Strauss. Private funeral services on Tuesday, August 19. Interment in Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane. Arrangements by Sol… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:25:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/david/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/david/#When:10:24:00Z On August 25, 2008, BEVERLY (nee Kleiman), beloved wife of the late Theodore David and Theodore Bishow, devoted mother of Richard and Joan Bishow of McClean, Va., Paul Bishow and Lori Weiss of Burbank, Calif., devoted sister of Joan Kaiser and the late Herbert Kleiman. Also survived by three loving grandchildren. Funeral services and interment in Arlington Cemetery,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-27T10:24:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/iran_votes_the_focus_in_ticket_debate/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/iran_votes_the_focus_in_ticket_debate/#When:19:37:00Z A year ago, the push for a congressional amendment that urged the declaration of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group was signature legislation for much of the pro-Israel lobby. Only two dozen U.S. senators out of 100 opposed it. Two of those opposed—Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Joe Biden (D-Del.)—make up the Democratic Party… News - National 2008-08-26T19:37:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/marranos_visit_israel/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/marranos_visit_israel/#When:19:32:00Z Jews from four European countries whose ancestors were forced to convert are visiting Israel. The 16 Bnai Anousim, historically called Marranos, are in the Jewish state under the auspices of the Shavei Israel organization to renew their ties to the Jewish people and to Israel. They come from Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. In addition to visiting religious… News - Israel 2008-08-26T19:32:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/berlins_holocaust_memorial_vandalized/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/berlins_holocaust_memorial_vandalized/#When:19:29:00Z Vandals painted swastikas on Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. Eleven red and black swastikas were painted Saturday on seven of the 2,700 gray columns that make up the memorial. Federal investigators are investigating, according to Germany’s Deutsche Welle Web site. The memorial, located near the Brandenburg Gate, has been vandalized several times since it opened in 2005. The incident comes… News - International 2008-08-26T19:29:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/snyder1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/snyder1/#When:10:20:00Z On August 24, 2008, HELEN M., beloved wife of the late Joseph Snyder. Funeral services and interment in Bnai Israel Cemetery, 3701 Southern Ave., on Tuesday, August 26 at 1 p.m. Contributions to DEBRA of America, 5 West 36th Street, Room # 404, New York, N.Y., 10018. Arrangements by Sol Levinson & Bros. Inc. Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-26T10:20:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/orans/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/4695.stm/orans/#When:10:19:00Z On August 24, 2008, GLADYS TRACE, beloved wife of the late Robert Sumner Orans, devoted mother of Lawrence Orans of New Rochelle, N.Y., loving mother-in-law of Barbara Orans, beloved sister of the late Bernice Weitz. Loving grandmother of Mark Harris Orans and Neil Alexander Orans. Services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Inc. on Wednesday, August 27, at 10… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-08-26T10:19:00-05:00