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For St. Louis passengers, 70th reunion could be their last

Passengers board the SS St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany, in 1939, which ended with the Jewish refugees being turned away from the United States and returning to Europe. (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum / Scott Miller)

Seventy years after the SS St. Louis was turned away from the United States, the surviving passengers of the ill-fated voyage may be reuniting for the last time near where their chance at freedom was denied. Read more »

Iran sanctions likely to pass -- thanks to Iran

For years the pro-Israel lobby has been pushing more punitive steps to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions. But with enhanced U.S. sanctions increasingly likely by early next year, opponents and supporters agree that the case was finally made -- by Iran itself. Read more »

For success on the festival of oil, fry, fry again

Latkes may be the most popular fried food at Chanukah time, but turkey is among the many treats that sizzle in oil. Read more »

New kosher cookbook serves up Southern classics

A Jewish day school in Memphis compiles a kosher cookbook for Southern tastes -- featuring a recipe for potato parsnip latkes. Read more »

Editors' Picks

A very Mormon Chanukah (Tablet, N.Y. Times) U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah takes a break from writing love songs and Christian spirituals (not to mention legislation) to produce a catchy Chanukah ditty.

Lipsky on the Constitution (Forward) Seth Lipsky, the founding editor of the English Forward, talks with the newspaper's current editor about his new book on the Constitution.

Crossing the anti-Semitism line (Jerusalem Post) Gil Troy offers his take on when criticism of Israel devolves into anti-Semitism.

L.A. neighborhood changes, but one Jew stays put (L.A. Times) Boyle Heights was the center of Jewish life 76 years ago, when Eddie Goldstein was born. The neighborhood changed, but he stayed and evolved with it. Breaking News A former SS member admitted in a German court to killing three civilians in Nazi-occupied Holland. The trial of alleged U.S.-born Jewish terrorist Yaakov "Jack" Teitel opened in Jerusalem. A Jewish father and daughter were arrested for allegedly praying on the Temple Mount, according to reports. Thousands of right-wing activists are expected to converge on Jerusalem for a protest against the construction freeze in the West Bank. Golda Meir sought to prevent handicapped and sick Jews in Poland from immigrating to Israel when she served as foreign minister. A West Bank yeshiva may be removed from a special army program because the head rabbi reportedly encourages his students to disobey military orders. Egypt has started to build an iron wall on its border with the Gaza Strip, an Israeli newspaper reported. A Jewish politician became the first woman to be elected president of Brazil's most popular soccer team. A Jewish soccer fan set to visit Israel was killed while celebrating his team's victory in the Brazilian championship.