New Jersey, Jews, and the 2008 election
October 2, 2008
In this installment of “What’s at Stake:” Paul Tractenberg and Herb Horowitz. “What’s at Stake” will be a regular feature between now and Election Day. Read More
Denomination was among the hosts of Ahmadinejad dinner
by Debra Rubin
October 2, 2008
Some 200 members of the Jewish community demonstrated against a Highland Park store whose parent company was part of a group that hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that same night.Read More
Condemning Lithuania for letting builders mar graves
by Elaine Durbach
October 2, 2008
Almost a year after its introduction, a bipartisan resolution condemning the Lithuanian government’s failure to protect a historic Jewish cemetery in Vilnius was approved by the House of Representatives on Sept. 25. Read More
Dennis Ross presses need to ‘engage’ on Iran, peace process
by Robert Wiener
October 2, 2008
Former Ambassador Dennis Ross, senior adviser on Middle East affairs to the Barack Obama campaign, told NJ Jewish News that Obama, not his Republican rival, John McCain, “would change the dynamic” to facilitate peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors and ease the potential nuclear threat from Iran.Read More
Entrepreneur steers officials toward idea hatched by an Israeli
by Marilyn Silverstein
October 2, 2008
Michael Granoff of Tenafly recently brought his vision for the future to the State House in Trenton — a vision of sustainable transportation, global energy independence, and freedom from oil.Read More
‘I have a brain tumor’ is how Jeff Weinstein greets lawmakers
by Robert Wiener
October 2, 2008
Jeff Weinstein didn’t mince words when he met Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi earlier this month at a fund-raiser in Kenilworth. They were both campaigning for Linda Stender, a Democratic state legislator who is running for Congress in the Seventh District.Read More