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Daybreak: Foregone Conclusions
No peace talks, Ahmadinejad’s old song, and more in the news
• A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly next week is extremely unlikely, as no one is willing to budge on anything. [Ynet]
• Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust “a lie.” Again. [AP]
• Susan Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, has come out against the Goldstone report’s call for an independent investigation of the Gaza War in Israel amid “very serious concerns” about Goldstone’s authority. [WP]
• World War II veteran Max Fuchs recalls performing as cantor in a battlefield Sabbath service in 1944. [NYT]
Sundown: You Don’t Call, You Don’t Tweet
Israeli etiquette, Ahmadinejad shunned, and a happy new yarrr!
Ben-Gurion
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.
