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Daybreak: More Robinson Gripes
Crypto-Jews, the bright side of intermarriage, and more from the news
• Democratic congressman Eliot Engel joined the ADL in criticizing President Obama’s decision to award Mary Robinson a Medal of Freedom, citing anti-Israel remarks she has made. [JTA]
• But the President is sticking by his choice to honor Ireland’s first female president. [AP]
• Amos Kenan, an Israeli writer and artist instrumental in the development of Israeli culture in the 1940s, has died at 82. [AP]
• At the recent 2009 conference of the Society of Crypto Judaic Studies in Denver, many told stories of melding Jewish practices with Catholicism. [Denver Post]
• The “good news” about increased intermarriage rates? A larger “extended” Jewish community. [Jewish Week]
Sundown: Milk, Honey, and Black Gold
Striking it rich, preparing for battle, and objecting to an award for Mary Robinson
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
