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Featured Stories Evolution of Int'l Holocaust Day reflects changing times The famous sign at Auschwitz-Birkenau, before it was stolen. (Ruth Ellen Gruber) The changing nature of the commemorations of international Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27 -- including discussion of other genocides and attempts by Arab groups to highlight the plight of the Palestinians -- reflects the changing times. Read more » Campaign finance decision may hurt Jewish influence The U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing corporate spending for political candidates could transform how Jewish groups operate in the public sphere. Read more » Greek government slow to respond to rising anti-Semitism Over the past year, Greece has seen a surge in anti-Semitic attacks. What worries the community most, however, is the lack of public condemnation of the anti-Jewish ferment. Read more » Federation group retools, moves 2010 GA The change in venue for the federations' General Assembly and the unveiling of five new priority areas are part of the ongoing struggle by the decade-old umbrella organization for federations to prove its value to its constituents -- and to help the federations cope with the economic crisis. Read more »

Editors' Picks Hitler's fish knife (BBC) A reporter investigates the growing traffic in Nazi memorabilia, including a visit to the home of convicted Holocaust denier David Irving. Collecting Jewish stories (Wall Street Journal) The director of a European organization collecting the oral histories of prewar Jewish life considers the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Iran's secret nuclear dossier (Der Spiegel) The German magazine reports on an intelligence dossier that reportedly shows Iranian claims of peaceful nuclear intentions to be "a half-truth at best." Digging the Jews (Tablet Magazine) Across the Middle East, Arab regimes are restoring the symbols of Jewish life. But why? Breaking News An Orthodox clergywoman will now be known as "rabbah" rather than an acronym that had been created on her behalf. A coalition of rabbis called for the pre-sentencing release of a convicted kosher meat executive. Israel is prepared to fight a new Amalek 65 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the former death camp. The Israeli military's medical and rescue team in Haiti has concluded its operations and left the country. The teaching of the Holocaust is one of the most meaningful and unifying areas of study in the Israeli school system, a survey found. The U.S. Senate majority leader pledged to bring an Iran sanctions bill to the floor within weeks. A Jerusalem court ordered the release of the head of a West Bank yeshiva who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an arson attack on a nearby mosque. The Vatican is conducting a survey of Christians in the Middle East, which includes political questions, ahead of a synod of bishops. Malaysia's former prime minister accused America's "Jewish lobby" of preventing President Obama from ending the war in Afghanistan. An Israeli man threw his shoes at Israel's Supreme Court president, hitting her in the face. Israeli President Shimon Peres said the Kaddish prayer for the victims of the Holocaust during a speech in the German parliament. A group of Islamic extremists burst into a French mosque's prayer service and threatened the presiding imam, known for his efforts to improve Muslim-Jewish ties.