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Chabad at Riverwalk event pays homage to Sydney tragedy

By ALAN SMASON, Special to the CCJN

New Orleans may be 8800 miles away from Sydney, Australia, but for several members of the New Orleans City Council and other city...

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‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, embodies a nation’s grief

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — The youngest victim of the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre is known by just one name — but it’s all that’s needed to make her a...

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In Cairo talks, Israel presses to recover last hostage’s body from Gaza

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – An Israeli delegation led by Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch met with senior Egyptian officials and international mediators in Cairo...

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OP-ED: Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge: A Parable for Jewish Life

By ALAN SMASON

It was nearly 10 a.m. on Dec. 24, as I neared the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a 440-foot structure that dominates the skyline of Sydney,...

Today in Israeli History - December 25th

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Rabin Warns Against Jordan Diversion

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