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August 22, 2008 / National / World Briefs

Israelis host Beijing ceremony to remember Munich victims

By Alison Klayman

BEIJING (JTA) — Hundreds of Israeli, Chinese and Olympic officials gathered Monday at the Hilton Beijing to commemorate the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Games. More...

ISRAELI SAILORS JUST MISS MEDAL

BEIJING (JTA) — Israeli women sailors narrowly missed a medal at the Beijing Olympics. More...

RABBI TO DELIVER DEM CONVENTION INVOCATION

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rabbi David Saperstein will deliver an invocation at the Democratic National Convention. The director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism will deliver the invocation on Aug. 28, the night that Sen. More...

Construction halted at Lithuania mass grave site

MOSCOW (JTA) — Construction plans at the site of a Jewish mass grave in Lithuania have been scrapped. More...

Modern technology helps Jews worldwide fulfill 2,000-year-old custom

New York — When Joseph Melohn heard of the death of his beloved rabbi, he had already missed the funeral - Jews traditionally bury loved ones within 24 hours of their death. More...

RUSSIAN GENERAL: ISRAEL ARMED GEORGIA

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Russian military official said Israel supplied arms to Georgia and trained its military intelligence units. Gen. More...

HUCKABEE IN ISRAEL BACKS UNITED JERUSALEM

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mike Huckabee on a visit to Israel called the possible division of Jerusalem "unimaginable." Huckabee, a former U.S. More...

ITALY'S EX-PRESIDENT CONFIRMS TERROR DEAL

ROME (JTA)— A former Italian president says his country allowed Palestinian terror groups to roam free in exchange for not attacking Italian targets. More...

COSTA RICA NAMES JEWISH HOUSING MINISTER

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (JTA) — A member of Costa Rica's small Reform Jewish community was named to the president's Cabinet. Clara Zomer, 68, was appointed housing minister this month by President Oscar Arias. More...

French Jews sue youTube

PARIS (JTA) — A group of French Jews is suing a YouTube over an anti-Semitic video clip. More...

Lezak earns first individual medal

BEIJING (JTA) — Jewish Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak followed up his relay heroics with a bronze medal in the 100-meter men's freestyle. Lezak, whose late dash in the 4 x 100-meter men's freestyle relay propelled the U.S. More...

Anatomy of an aid effort: Rescue and relief in Georgia

By Grant Slater

TBILISI, Georgia (JTA) — Some ran Friday when the bombs fell on Tskhinvali, some on Saturday when they fell on Gori and some on Sunday when the Russian tanks rolled into Georgia proper. More...