JTA DAILY BRIEFING
Friday May 15, 2009
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TODAY'S STORIES
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Summaries after Breaking News
* For seniors heading west, Jewish life becomes a build-it-yourself activity
* How to retire, happily
* Of Israel, Jews and Contemporary Dance
* Pope urges two states
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BREAKING NEWS
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A nationalist party in the Israeli government coalition said it would propose legislation banning Israeli Arab commemoration of the Nakba.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005186/liebermans-party-wants-to-ban-nakba-an-ultranationalist-party-in-the-israeli-government-coalition
A U.S. judge will not rescind his decision ordering the PLO to pay $116 million to the family of victims of a terrorist attack.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005176/judge-upholds-116-million-lawsuit-against-plo
The personal Web site of MSNBC commentator Pat Buchanan removed its discussion forums after a critic pointed out that the site was hosting a forum on Holocaust denial.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005179/buchanan-web-forum-disappears-after-holocaust-denial-thread-surfaces
A candidate in Arkansas for the U.S. Senate reportedly referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer as "that Jew."
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/14/1005163/arkansas-candidate-refers-to-schumer-as-that-jew
The National Jewish Democratic Council named David Harris its new president.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005178/njdc-adds-to-leadership
Egyptian forces shot dead an African man attempting to cross Israel's border.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005175/egyptians-shoot-african-infiltrator
Egyptian authorities uncovered an arms cache with hundreds of rockets along its border with Israel.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005174/egyptians-find-arms-cache-on-border
Orthodox Jews are expected to rally in Baltimore to protest the potential opening of the Owings Mills JCC on Shabbat afternoons
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/14/1005171/orthodox-jews-will-rally-against-jcc-shabbat-hours
Palestinians marked the Nakba, the day that Israel became an independent country.
Read more: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/14/1005169/palestinians-mark-nakba
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TODAY'S STORIES
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**For seniors heading west, Jewish life becomes a build-it-yourself activity**
As more seniors seek retirement alternatives to Florida, connecting to a Jewish community becomes more challenging.
Full story: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/08/1005035/for-seniors-heading-west-jewish-life-becomes-a-build-it-yourself-activity
**How to retire, happily**
Seniors share their secrets on how to transition successfully to the next stage of life.
Full story: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/08/1005034/how-to-retire-happily1
**Of Israel, Jews and Contemporary Dance**
Explore Israeli dance and Jewish expression with dancer Jesse Zarit, who performed this week at the LABA Festival at the 14th St. Y in Manhattan.
Full story: http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/05/15/1005181/of-israel-jews-and-contemporary-dance
**Pope urges two states**
Pope Benedict XVI urged Israel to allow the Palestinians to establish a state.
Full story: http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/15/1005173/pope-urges-two-states
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EDITORS' PICKS
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**Bolting the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism?**
The New York Jewish Week reports on a new group of dissatisfied congregations threatening to bolt the congregational arm of the Conservative Judaism.
Read more: http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/05/15/1005177/shuls-threatening-to-quit-united-synagogue
**'That Jew'**
A Republican candidate in Arkansas referred to Sen. Charles Schumer as "that Jew" -- but don't worry... the GOP senate hopeful said there are Jewish people he did admire -- like Joe Lieberman and, of course, Jesus.
Read more: http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/05/14/1005168/arkansas-candidate-calls-schumer-that-jew
**Understanding Rahm**
Alan Dershowitz and Isi Leibler complain that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel reportedly said efforts to confront Iran will be boosted by progress in Israeli-Palestinian talks. But Jeffrey Goldberg says such complaints are confusing sound advice for a threat.
Read more: http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2009/05/15/1005183/understanding-rahm
**Loose Change: More day school trouble (and a few solutions), JCCs open on Shabbat, and American Idol**
The Fundermentalist delivers his weekly roundup of the best and brightest in the Jewish media this week.
Read more: http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/05/15/1005184/loose-change-more-say-school-trouble-an
**FIesta Shalom**
The L.A. Jewish Journal looks at the past, present and future of Jewish-Latino partnership.
Read more: http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/05/15/1005185/fiesta-shalom
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