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FEATURED STORIES White House charm offensive pays off: Wiesel says tension is 'gone' President Barack Obama lunches with Elie Wiesel in the Oval Office's private dining room, May 4, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama capped an intensive two weeks of administration make-nice with Israeli officials and the American Jewish community by hosting Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel for lunch at the White House. Read more » With JCall, European Jews get their own J Street debate The founding of a new Jewish left-wing, pro-Israel group in Europe has brought the debate American Jewry has seen over J Street to Jewish Europe: Outside of Israel, how critical in public should you be of Israeli government policies you believe are not in Israel's best interests? Read more » Officials meet plans of JDC, Jewish Agency with mixed reviews Two overseas aid organizations have launched major initiatives aimed at securing more funding from U.S. donors that could significantly impact the North American network of local Jewish charitable federations. Read more »

EDITORS' PICKS Obama woos the Jews The White House goes on a charm offensive, Ron Kampeas reports. Britain votes (U.K. Jewish Chronicle) A day before Britain goes to the polls, read about the latest twists and turns in this historic, tight race. Chicken lady of Jerusalem (CNN) Chana Homnick will carry on her late mother's tradition of providing chickens for Shabbat to hundreds of needy families in Jerusalem. Taking back the land (Jerusalem Post) An Arab journalist issues a plea to Israel's deputy prime minister to help him recover what he says is his family's land near what is now the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. BREAKING NEWS Jewish Funds for Justice is accepting donations to help in the cleanup from the Gulf Coast oil spill. A top adviser to President Obama said talks on Jerusalem should be left for last. Jury selection has begun in the child labor trial of kosher meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin. A lawsuit against a stand-up comedian for making jokes about the Jewish family she married into was thrown out of court. Agencies in the San Francisco Bay area were among the Jewish groups to condemn the attack on the northern California home of Tikkun editor Rabbi Michael Lerner. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he is not concerned about the potential of an Israeli military strike against his country's nuclear program. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell will meet in Jerusalem with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the start of proximity talks. The student newspaper at a British university was removed from campus distribution after publishing a comment by a Palestinian journalist interpreted as derogatory toward Jews. An elderly Jewish man was attacked with tear gas outside a synagogue in southern France. Israel's ambassador to Washington hosted a dinner for top Democrats. A U.S.-born Jewish terror suspect is currently unfit to stand trial, according to a Jerusalem court psychiatrist. Jewish youth are gathering in Stockholm for the Jeurovision song contest.