Global News Clinton: Only talks will result in a state Washington (JTA) — Hillary Rodham Clinton told a Palestinian-American audience that the only path to statehood is through direct talks with Israel. The U.S. secretary of state's remarks Wednesday to a gala dinner of the American Task Force on Palestine comes as the Palestinian Authority reportedly is seeking international recognition in case it decides to unilaterally declare statehood. more
Just days before a film about her debuts in movie theaters, “outed” CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson told her spy story to women donors to United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ. Wilson was the keynote speaker at the CHOICES Redux dinner, sponsored by UJC MetroWest’s Women’s Philanthropy. Over 400 women supporters of the UJA Campaign came to the Nov. 1 dinner at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. more Local News courtesy of |
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On the Ground in Israel | |
A personal view of our efforts in Israel from Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations. | |
Our Cooking Ladies A group of women from southern Israel decided to give up retirement and start to combine business with what they like to do best: cooking together. They set up a cooperative, cooked for some very fortunate company employees, and now will run a restaurant. They have a for-profit start-up based on couscous, stuffed chicken, and Tunisian meatballs from mom’s kitchen. more |
Super Sunday is December 6 | |
UJA MetroWest's Annual Phonathon Fundraising Event! This is the day when the MetroWest Jewish Community comes together . . . to support each other, to show that in good times and tough times we help Jews in need, we help build Jewish Community. WE ARE ONE! Learn more... |
From Leslie's Laptop | |
A blog by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, UJA Vice Chair, Major Gifts |
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My Mother-in-Law — My Inspiration as a Jewish Woman Leader In the last few months, I’ve written a little bit about my mother-in-law, Ethel Rosenthal, and I’m sad to report that I must now say my mother-in-law of blessed memory. I wrote about her last in the context of Shavuot and the story of Ruth and Naomi. I was so lucky to have Ethel as my mother-in-law — she was an inspiration to me as a Jewish woman leader, and as a Jewish woman, period. more |
"Max"imum Potential — A UJC Blog | |
Max Kleinman shares his thoughts about what's important to the MetroWest community. | |
The Problem with Containment — Part II As stated in last week’s blog, more and more policymakers in Washington, D.C. have given up on preventing Iran from going nuclear. Instead, they will rely on a policy of containment, which worked well during the “Cold War.” Unfortunately, any parallel with the Cold War ignores the many dissimilarities between that era and the unique dangers presented by a nuclear-armed Iran. more |
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Click the image above to listen to Salo Ennis, a Holocaust survivor and participant in Cafe Europa at Temple Oheb Shalom, South Orange. |
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