http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en jkrznaric@alteryourview.com Copyright 2008 2008-09-30T20:22:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/obama_stuck_at_60_percent_of_jewish_vote/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/obama_stuck_at_60_percent_of_jewish_vote/#When:19:22:00Z Barack Obama has hit a wall of Jewish indecision. The American Jewish Committee survey published Thursday shows the Democratic presidential nominee still hovering around 60 percent among Jewish voters. His big problem: the undecideds. The U.S. senator from Illinois scored 57 percent, compared to 30 percent of respondents who said they would vote for… News - National 2008-09-30T19:22:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/yad_vashem_gets_shoah_foundation_videos/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/yad_vashem_gets_shoah_foundation_videos/#When:19:18:00Z Yad Vashem has taken possession of copies of nearly 52,000 Holocaust video testimonies, giving it the world’s largest collection. The USC Shoah Foundation for Visual History and Education, which was started by famed director Steven Spielberg, provided the latest testimonies to Israel’s national Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem. The videos from the foundation at the University of… News - Israel 2008-09-30T19:18:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/china_launches_tours_to_israel/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/china_launches_tours_to_israel/#When:19:11:00Z At a pre-departure session for China’s first tour group to Israel, manager Wu Jianguo from China Travel Service answered many questions from his pioneering clients:  Will all the shops be closed on the day of rest?  Are there Chinese restaurants in Israel? Where can we buy a menorah?  Should we not bring any snacks with pork? … News - International 2008-09-30T19:11:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/ahmadinejads_visit_brings_heat_little_movement/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/ahmadinejads_visit_brings_heat_little_movement/#When:19:09:01Z With speeches, fiery rhetoric and protestations of one sort of another, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his opponents in the United States faced off against each other during his latest visit to New York. And, by the end of the visit—after Iran’s president used the bully pulpit of the U.N. General Assembly to tag Zionists as… News - National 2008-09-29T19:09:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/professor_wounded_by_pipe_bomb/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/professor_wounded_by_pipe_bomb/#When:19:08:00Z A professor who won the Israel Prize was wounded by a pipe bomb at his Jerusalem home. Police said they believe far right-wing activists carried out the attack against Ze’ev Sternhell, a political science professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University known for his hostility toward Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Sternhell, who returned to Israel Wednesday from an… News - Israel 2008-09-29T19:08:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/canadian_elections_fall_on_sukkot/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/canadian_elections_fall_on_sukkot/#When:19:07:00Z Canada’s federal election campaign has a distinctly Jewish irony this time around: The country’s solidly pro-Israel prime minister reached out to Jewish voters with Rosh Hashanah cards just weeks before an election that falls on a Jewish holiday. For the second consecutive year, the holiday cards sent by Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered questions about privacy… News - International 2008-09-29T19:07:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/weiner5/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/weiner5/#When:10:36:00Z On September 26, 2008, FLORENCE (nee Zapolitz), beloved wife of the late Joseph Jacob Weiner, loving mother of Rhona Weiner of Reisterstown and Marvin H. Weiner of Glyndon, devoted mother-in-law of Roz Weiner. Also survived by seven loving grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment in Shaarei Tfiloh Cemetery, 5800 Windsor Mill Road, on Sunday, Sept.r 28,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:36:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/trager/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/trager/#When:10:35:00Z On September 26, 2008, LENORE “LEE” (nee Becker), beloved wife of Jerry Trager, loving mother of Howard Trager of East Brunswick, N.J., Jeffrey Trager of Kirkland, Wash., Patricia Lindenbaum of Reisterstown and Michele Heller of Reisterstown, dear mother-in-law of Kaylee Trager, Jeffrey Lindenbaum, Andrew Heller,and the Late Marlene Trager, loving sister of Yanette Hollander of Owings Mills, dear… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:35:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/shiffman/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/shiffman/#When:10:34:00Z On September 28, 2008, BESSIE (nee Pollack), beloved wife of the late Louis Shiffman; devoted mother of the late Deborah Gold, dear mother-in-law of Harvey Gold, devoted sister of the late David Pollack, Simon Pollack, Eva Gussow and Ida Salzman. Loving grandmother of Risa and Joe Sain, Carl and Lynn Gold, loving great-grandmother of Logan and Mallory Sain,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:34:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/schlenoff1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/schlenoff1/#When:10:33:00Z On September 28, 2008, Dr. MILTON, beloved husband of Selma Schlenoff (nee Weinstein), loving father of Dr. Marc and Fran Schlenoff of Rockaway, N.J., Beth Schlenoff of Bethesda, Susan Cassin and the late Howard Cassin. Cherished grandfather of Sandra and Michael Schlenoff, Samantha and Brett Cassin. Services at Sol Levinson & Bros. Inc. on Monday, Sept. 29, at… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:33:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/scherr2/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/scherr2/#When:10:32:00Z On September 26, 2008, IRENE (nee Herling), beloved wife of the late Leon Scherr, loving mother of Ileen Shefferman of McLean, Va., Marci Kennai of Annapolis and Cindy Zimlin of Owings Mills, loving mother-in-law of David Zimlin, Michel Kennai and the late Dr. Michael Shefferman, devoted sister of Jerry Herling, Irvin Herling and the late Ray Herling and… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:32:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/sahm/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/sahm/#When:10:31:00Z On September 28, 2008, LEROY A., beloved companion of Toby Sahm (nee Glazer), loving father of Michael and Dawn Sahm of Avon, Conn., Andrea S. Zettel of Elkridge, Steven and Mindy Sahm of Germantown, dear brother of Lois and Jack Gale, Susan and David Brewer both of Florida. Cherished grandfather of Heather, Ashley, and Megan Sahm, Taylor, Lindsey,… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:31:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/bernstein1/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/bernstein1/#When:10:30:00Z On September 28, 2008, MANUEL, beloved husband of Sherry Bernstein (nee Proctor), loving father of Lynne Pell, and Richard Bernstein of Boca Raton, Fla., devoted father-in-law of Gary Pell and Karen Allen, loving stepfather of Sam and Robert Schwartz, beloved brother of Bernard Bernstein of Las Vegas, Nev. and the late Alfred Bernstein, devoted brother-in-law of Rhona Bernstein.… Milestones - Obituaries 2008-09-29T10:30:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/respect_for_religious_freedom_falls/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/respect_for_religious_freedom_falls/#When:03:00:00Z Respect for religious freedom in Israel has declined, according to a new U.S. State Department report. An increase in “societal abuses and discrimination” against “some evangelical Christian groups as well as Messianic Jews” has contributed to a “slight decline in respect for religious freedom” in Israel, according to the State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. … News - International 2008-09-28T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/livni_wins_by_slim_margin/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/livni_wins_by_slim_margin/#When:03:00:00Z Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won the Kadima Party primary by a 1 percent margin of victory. Judge Dan Arbel announced that Livni beat Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz by a mere 431 votes—43.1 percent to Mofaz’s 42 percent, according to Israeli media reports. Mofaz called Livni to congratulate her. Mofaz cancelled a meeting after announcing that… News - Israel 2008-09-28T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/rabbis_join_for_obama/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/rabbis_join_for_obama/#When:03:00:00Z Saying it is their duty to “fight for the truth and against Lashon Hara,” more than 400 rabbis have joined to back Barack Obama’s presidential bid in what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind effort. Rabbis for Obama is a grass-roots organization formed when two Chicago-area rabbis came to the Democratic candidate’s campaign wanting to help… News - National 2008-09-28T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/peres_fires_back_at_iran_at_un/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/peres_fires_back_at_iran_at_un/#When:03:00:01Z Israeli President Shimon Peres called Iran a central obstacle to peace in the Middle East. In his speech to the United Nations, Peres called Iran a center of fanaticism and accused it of supporting the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state and developing a nuclear capacity. “Tehran combines long-range missiles… News - Israel 2008-09-27T03:00:01-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/sarkozy_slams_anti_semitism/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/sarkozy_slams_anti_semitism/#When:03:00:00Z French President Nicolas Sarkozy condemned anti-Semitism and all forms of racism as he accepted an award for statesmanship. “When a Jew is insulted in France, when a Jew is ill treated because he is a Jew, it affects Jews throughout the world,” Sarkozy said in New York upon receiving the World Statesman Award from the Appeal of Conscience… News - International 2008-09-27T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/hollywood_throws_israel_bash/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/hollywood_throws_israel_bash/#When:03:00:00Z There were Hollywood stars and powerful studio heads, politicians and multinational rappers, Israeli Cabinet ministers and dancers, two dozen Israeli Scouts, a 3-D film segment, a tennis legend, comedians, resounding shofars, electronic fireworks and tables groaning with biblical fruits. They all came out for the festivities marking Israel’s 60th anniversary and honoring Israeli-born Arnon Milchan, the… News - National 2008-09-27T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/mccain_advisorers_down_on_syria_talks/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/7042.stm/mccain_advisorers_down_on_syria_talks/#When:17:55:00Z A McCain administration would discourage Israeli-Syrian talks and would not prioritize the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. That was the collective message delivered by two McCain advisers—Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Richard Williamson, the Bush administration’s special envoy to Sudan—during a retreat hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy… News - National 2008-09-26T17:55:00-05:00