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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Share This Email

Today's Daily Briefing Sponsored by: You! For only $180, you can use this prominent spot to announce an honor or celebrate a milestone. To make your announcement, click here. FEATURED STORY U.S. colleges with few Jews building facilities to draw more As more Jewish students head to colleges with small Jewish populations, those schools are rushing to build Hillel houses and provide kosher dining options. Read more » EDITORS' PICKS Political Points Poll numbers show sinking Jewish support for Obama and strong Israel backing among Americans, but the latter could be skewed, Ron Kampeas writes in JTA's daily political fix on the Capital J blog. Foxman's stand against anti-Muslim bigotry Americans must speak out to help restore respect and civility in the country, ADL chief Abraham Foxman writes in a JTA Op-Ed. The rabbi and the politician New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's visit to a Brooklyn synagogue underscores the intricate agendas and surprising alliances in a corner of the political world where even veteran politicians need a guide, The New York Times reports. Ethiopian rabbi revives synagogue Rabbi Sharon Shalom, who immigrated to Israel with Operation Moses, has revitalized a congregation of Holocaust survivors and immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Kiryat Gat, Ynet reports. Second-class citizens Arab-Israeli Knesset member Ahmed Tibi writes in an Op-Ed in Ynet about why the proposed loyalty oath is a continuation of how Israel treats Arabs as second-class citizens. Diamond discrimination Cleveland Indians baseball great Al Rosen talks to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the anti-Semitism he faced while in the major leagues. JEWISH IDEAS DAILY Sponsored Content Rav Ovadia Right-wing fanatic? Political king-maker? The truth about a ninety-year-old Sephardi rabbi is far more complicated and fascinating. Read more » BREAKING NEWS Jewish approval of President Obama is dropping, a new national survey found. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would reinstate a West Bank construction freeze if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. A Knesset committee has approved a bill that would require a referendum on any Israeli government decision to give up territory. Spain's King Juan Carlos I was recognized for his efforts to build a tolerant society in his country. A car carrying Israeli Knesset members was stoned in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood. Israel is ahead of its record pace for tourism. Yahoo! has agreed to purchase an Israeli start-up company reportedly for more than $50 million. An Israeli group working to advance Jewish-Arab coexistence and equality in Israel was awarded a three-year grant of nearly $1 million from the U.S. State Department. An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian organizer of demonstrations against Israel's security fence to a year in prison. Two events in Ukraine are spotlighting Jewish culture.