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Sundown: Iranian Reactor Ready in ’10
Plus Shalom mon!, the Bible is even older, and more
• The Russian state nuclear company said the reactor it built in Bushehr, Iran, will be up-and-running by the end of the year. [Haaretz]
• Meanwhile, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her E.U. counterpart said they would continue to try to impose upped sanctions on the Islamic Republic. [Haaretz]
• Elliott Abrams, who was George W. Bush’s top Mideast adviser, argues, “If we can separate the issues of Jerusalem and settlements, I think a settlement solution is possible.” [Jeffrey Goldberg]
• Jamaica: it has Jews, mon! [JTA]
• Newly discovered artifacts indicate that parts of the Bible could date as far back as the 10th century B.C.E.—four centuries earlier than had been thought. [LiveScience]
• The stolen-then-recovered “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign was returned to Auschwitz. [AP/Ynet]
Ben-Gurion
The Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
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.
