UJC Exec Rebuffs Critical Study as Work of 'Naysayers' (Forward)
An ambitious study of the United Jewish Communities by two top academics, exploring the charitable giant's initial stumbles and recommending course corrections, has won a dismissive response from the organization's chief executive.
Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (Cleveland Jewish News)
Israel finalized details for freeing the first group among 900 Palestinian prisoners. Under Sunday's Cabinet decision, 500 prisoners will go free this week as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Faces of autism giving kids a life (Cleveland Jewish News)
An 8-year-old boy bounces down the hallway, covered head to toe in a stretchy, royal blue stocking. A weary 11-year-old swings back and forth in a hammock hung from a doorway. An active 9-year-old dons a weighted green vest.
Three laid-off Americans struggle to find work (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Alex Rathbone's children knew something was wrong. The oldest girls saved change in empty jam jars they labeled "saving for college" and "saving for helping Mommy with food," and they kept asking Rathbone how long it would be until they could go to Toys R Us again.
RFE/RL Newsline, 05-02-17 (Hellenic Resources Network)
[01] MOSCOW MAYOR TO ASK CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO RULE ON BENEFITS REFORM... [06] OFFICIAL SAYS PRISON OVERCROWDING EASING... [21] GEORGIAN MONITORING GROUP ISSUES REPORT CRITICIZING DEFENSE POLICIES...
IOC spoilt for 2012 choice says Livingstone (AFP via Yahoo! News)
As an inspection party arrived to examine London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, the city's mayor, Ken Livingstone, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were "spoilt for choice" when it came to picking a winner from the five rival campaigns.
Sacramento News and Review Calendar February 17, 2005 (Sacramento News & Review)
HEART TO HEART: Calling all ladies! Mercy General Hospital will host “Heart to Heart: A Healthy Living Event for Women,” which aims to educate women about heart disease. 6-8pm Th 2/17 , free. Auditorium at Mercy General Hospital, 4001 J St., (916) 733-6826, www.mercygeneral.org.
Welcome to Palestine Chronicle Weekly Journal! (The Palestine Chronicle)
Jamil Toubbeh: Sharm el Sheikh? "It is one of many distant places where Zionism can lecture the world on peace in the presence of witnesses who are incapable of countering the message.."
Gaza pullout won't happen under fire, Sharon warns (Boston Globe)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned last night that his country would not withdraw from the Gaza Strip under fire, and would move strongly to crush any attempt by Palestinian extremist groups to attack soldiers or settlers while the withdrawal, which is planned for next summer, is taking place.
RELIGION NOTES (Miami Herald)
Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center, 11155 SW 112th Ave., 305-271-9000: For event information call 305-271-9000, ext. 268 or visit www.alperjcc.org.
