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FEATURED STORY Westboro case poses dilemma for Jewish groups A Supreme Court case pitting an anti-Semitic church against a bereaved military family tests the practice of Jewish organizations that defend free speech even when it's hate speech. Read more »

EDITORS' PICKS To freeze or not to freeze The Obama administration may have to up the ante for Israel's coalition government to accept a deal for a 60-day extension, JTA's Leslie Susser writes. Survival story A 64-year-old Jewish hiker was rescued after being stranded in the southern California desert for six days. Watch the report from Los Angeles TV station KABC-Ch. 7 on YouTube. High court history For the first time, a U.S. Supreme Court convened this week with three Jewish justices, JTA's Ron Kampeas notes. Meanwhile, Jewish defense organizations had their eyes on three cases, two in Arizona. Tony Curtis' Jewish life Born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian Jewish immigrants, the famed actor who died late last month had embraced his Jewish heritage in later years, Joshua Runyan writes on Chabad.org. Dennis Ross a crucial back channel In a role described as highly sensitive, the longtime Middle East expert has emerged as a behind-the-scenes conduit between the Obama White House and the Israeli government, The Washington Post writes. The lessons of war Documents on the 1973 Yom Kippur war released for publication by Israel's national archive are a reminder that leaders are human and make mistakes, Eitan Haber writes in a Ynet Op-Ed. JEWISH IDEAS DAILY Sponsored Content The Unlovable Avigdor Lieberman The foreign minister's speech at the United Nations was definitely "off-message"-but did it deserve the opprobrium it received? Read more » PR NEWS TICKER JNF Brings National Conference to Atlanta Share your news with JTA's readers and media partners. Click for details. BREAKING NEWS After expressing regret for publishing a gay wedding announcement, the New Jersey Jewish Standard says it now regrets the hasty apology. Vice President Joe Biden will speak at the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, the organization announced. Rabbis from West Bank settlements visiting a vandalized mosque brought Korans to replace burned holy books. Spain and Britain will boycott an international tourism conference being held in Jerusalem. Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters defended himself against accusations of anti-Semitism -- and the Anti-Defamation League responded to the musician. Composer Richard Wagner's great-granddaughter canceled a visit to Israel after the leaked trip prompted criticism over her anti-Semitic ancestor. Two Israeli Arabs from Nazareth, including an imam, were arrested on suspicion of supporting terror and plotting crimes. Two Kassam rockets were fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip. The sale of an oil painting by Jewish artist Marc Chagall set an Asian record. A new Jewish school was dedicated in the capital of Azerbaijan. The Zionist Organization of America praised the U.S. Department of Education for its efforts to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination.