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July 3, 2009 / National / World Briefs

Michael Jackson and the Jewish nose

By Ruth Ellen Gruber

VIENNA (JTA) — Amid all the noisy outpouring over Michael Jackson's sudden death, the last place I expected to find him was in a Jewish museum. More...

DECLARATION AIMS TO EASE HOLOCAUST PROPERTY RESTITUTION

PRAGUE (JTA) — Forty-six countries ratified a document aimed at easing the restitution process for Jewish property taken during the Holocaust. More...

There's Google and Now There is Koogle

According to Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu writing in Israel National News, Koogle is the name of a new Hebrew-language Internet search engine that allows surfing without getting drowned in sexually explicit and other offensive material. More...

SPANISH COURT ENDS WAR CRIMES PROBE

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Spain's National Court has ended its investigation of Israeli war crimes. More...