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Israeli wealthy class grows, transforming a country

The Herzliya marina, where many of Israel's wealthy class dock their boats. (Moshe Shai / Flash90 / JTA)

Money, much of it fueled by Israel's technology boom, is transforming a country once considered a bastion of socialist, even Spartan values. The change has been most pronounced among a small, elite group. Read more »

In Venice, a Jewish disconnect between locals and visitors

At least tens of thousands of Jews pass through Venice every year, but few connect with the small, centuries-old community of Venetian Jews. Some local Jews are trying to change that. Read more »

Op-Ed: Embrace LGBT Jews as vital members of the community

As the first-ever Jewish LGBT Movement Building Convening nears, now is the ideal time for the Jewish community to foster a welcoming, inclusive environment for LGBT Jews and to stand up for LGBT equality, writes Schusterman Family Foundation chief Lynn Schusterman. Read more »

Editors' Picks

What's a Diaspora Jew to do about Israel? (U.K. Jewish Chronicle) Mick Davis, the chairman of Britain's largest Israel-oriented Jewish charity, argues that Diaspora Jews have a right to try to influence Israeli policy, since they suffer some of its consequences.

It's anti-Semitism, stupid (Wall Street Journal) In the international condemnation of Israel, one of the world's oldest stories is playing out: The Jews are being scapegoated -- again, writes a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Nazi hunter (CNN) The backstory of how Efraim Zuroff, now the Israel director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, became a Nazi hunter.

Murder or suicide? (Haaretz) Did Orthodox Jewish millionaire Shlomo Obstfeld fall to his death on June 9 from his posh Manhattan apartment, or was he pushed? A private investigator is on the case.

N.Y.'s $18 million gift to rabbis (N.Y. Post) An $18 million tuition subsidy for rabbinical students devised by the governor of New York has become a sticking point in budget talks. Breaking News Hundreds of protesters gathered at the port of Oakland to prevent an Israeli cargo ship from unloading. A homemade bomb that exploded outside a Russian synagogue caused damage to the synagogue and a neighboring house. Lebanon will allow a Gaza-bound ship to set sail for Cyprus. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations has resigned to become head of an Israeli college. Israel's security Cabinet voted to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip. President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scheduled to meet in Washington on July 6. An internal Israeli Navy investigation into the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla found the commandos were not prepared for an attack by the passengers. Turkey's prime minister has shelved 16 bilateral agreements with Israel, Turkey's daily Zaman reported. Israel brought 12 Jews from conflict-riven southern Kyrgyzstan to Israel. Los Angeles philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad have pledged to distribute 75 percent of their total wealth, currently standing at $5.7 billion, "during and/or after our lifetimes." Israel has barred a German politician from entering Gaza, allegedly after first granting him permission to enter the Hamas-controlled territory. A veteran Indian actor has withdrawn from a Bollywood movie about the final days of Adolf Hitler's life. A rabbinic court attempting to mediate in the dispute over a girls' school in a West Bank settlement has dropped the case. A New Zealand government minister reportedly apologized for offending the Jewish community over comments about his decision to ban the kosher slaughter of animals. Elton John performed a concert in Israel, following the politically motivated cancellations of shows by other artists.