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A Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times
On April 29, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by a Texas utility district that is challenging Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. More...

Israel Viewpoint

The First Hebrew Beatnik
STEPHEN KRAMER Jewish Times Israel Correspondent

The life of Naphtali Herz Imber predates the use of the appellation "beatnik," but his escapades as a wandering Jewish troubadour earned him that title posthumously. More...

Political Cartoon

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A View of the Absurd

Israel's Audacity
JACK ENGELHARD Special to the Jewish Times

King David - writing 3,000 years ago but always as current as today and as prophetic as tomorrow - begins his second Psalm like this: "Why are the nations in an uproar [against Israel]?" There is no end to this rhetorical question. More...

Honorable 'Menschen'

By Howard Berger ... and YOU.

Anyone deserving of an 'Honorable Menschen,' can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com or by fax: 822-3670. More...

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