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Featured Stories Obama's speech: No details on Iran or mention of Mideast peace In his State of the Union address on Jan. 27, 2010, President Obama offered few details on some of the subjects of greatest concern to Jewish groups. (White House / Pete Souza) While Jewish groups mostly applauded the domestic priorities President Obama outlined in his first State of the Union address, they were disappointed by the lack of detail on countering the Iranian threat and instituting health care reform. Middle East peacemaking did not get a mention. Read more » Israel wants to see action from strong-talking Germany While German-Israeli ties appear better than ever, the gap between Chancellor Angela Merkel's word and deed on Iran and growing anti-Zionism are nagging concerns for Israeli officials. Read more » For Mengele survivor Eva Kor, forgiveness is freedom On the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Mengele survivor Eva Kor led a group of students on a tour of the former concentration camp and talked about forgiveness. Read more » Op-Ed: Our Tu b'Shevat responsibility This Tu b'Shevat, which falls on Jan. 30, brings an awesome responsibility: Jews must act to save the very creation that we celebrate -- the planet that is ours in trust, write two board members of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life. Read more » Editors' Picks Obama's 'Tear down the wall' moment (Washington Post) Robert Kagan argues that President Obama has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to roll back Iran's nuclear ambitions by supporting regime change. State of Kampeas' mind JTA's Ron Kampeas offers a minute-by-minute analysis of President Obama's State of the Union as he live blogs from Washington. Debating the Israel lobby Itamar Rabinovich, Roger Cohen, Rashid Khalidi and Stuart Eizenstat are debating the proposition that "The U.S. should step back from its relationship with Israel" on Feb. 9 at New York's Skirball Center. Breaking News The German engineering corporation Siemens will no longer conduct business with Iran. The new Fatah charter maintains a militant tone but emphasizes democratization and omits language in earlier documents that called for Israel's destruction. Howard Zinn, an American Jewish historian who wrote the "People's History of the United States," has died. President Obama said Iran's leaders will "face consequences" for "ignoring their obligations" when it comes to nuclear transparency. Human Rights Watch rejected a Hamas claim that the Palestinians did not target Israeli civilians with rockets during the Gaza war. Vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Strasbourg was discovered on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Turkey is committed to preventing anti-Semitism, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation, President Obama said Auschwitz invokes a "sacred duty" to remember Nazi crimes. Jewish groups praised Rush Limbaugh for his "outspoken support for Israel" following his controversial remarks on Jews and the banking industry. "It's impossible to deny the Holocaust," Brazil's president said at a ceremony held in the oldest synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. Elie Wiesel renewed warnings against Iran and implicitly criticized World War II Pope Pius XII for remaining silent in the face of the Holocaust. More than 50 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter urging President Obama to press Israel and Egypt to lift the closure on the Gaza Strip. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington became the first U.S. federation to sign on with the JGooders online platform to reach new donors. The 200-member Israeli military medical and rescue team in Haiti was honored upon its return to Israel.