Friday, 17 April 2009

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Saving Shanghai's Jewish past, headstone by headstone

Dvir Bar-Gal, shown here holding a book about the Jews of Shanghai, runs guided tours highlighting the city's Jewish history.
Dvir Bar-Gal, shown here holding a book about the Jews of Shanghai, runs guided tours highlighting the city's Jewish history. (Sue Fishkoff)
An Israeli photojournalist tries to save the history of Jewish Shanghai. Read more »

In Jerusalem, Mitchell promotes two states

The Palestinians should recognize Israel as a Jewish state before Israel commits to peace talks, Benjamin Netanyahu said. Read more »


Breaking News

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian during a riot at the West Bank separation barrier.
The New York Jets are asking the National Football League to change the time of one of its two home games scheduled on the High Holidays.
A civilian patrol in a West Bank settlement killed a Palestinian infiltrator armed with a knife.
President Obama will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with an address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's commemoration.
The Obama administration says it remains committed to persuading Iran to suspend its enrichment of uranium.
J Street is joining with the Union of Progressive Zionists to establish a campus outreach program.
The U.S. National Archives will commemorate Jewish History month with a panel on Jewish museums.
Israel's Air Force hit a booby-trapped house in Gaza, a day after a Kassam rocket was fired on southern Israel.
A notorious Australian Holocaust revisionist has been found guilty of criminal contempt for continuing to publish offensive material about Jews.
A United States immigration appeals board denied a request to reopen the deportation case of convicted Nazi guard John Demjanjuk.
Israel's deputy foreign minister asked visiting U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) to ensure that U.S. funds given to the Palestinians do not reach Hamas.
Egypt's foreign minister said his country will not deal with Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman.
Palestinian Authority police discovered a Hamas weapons cache in a warehouse in a West Bank city.
Hundreds of Muslims gathered in Jerusalem's Old City to protest Jewish worship at the Temple Mount.

U.S. warns not to inflame tensions in Mideast

In Israel, George Mitchell delivered the usual warnings about making sure not to "inflame tensions" -- code, when it is directed at Israelis, against settlement expansion.