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January 15, 2010 / National / World Briefs

Beat the Traffic with Waze

ISRAEL21c—Now taking on traffic jams across the US with its real time updates and maps, in Israel Waze has already proved it can shave precious minutes off your commute. More...

Tootsie Roll Candies Go Kosher

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. announced that Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties and DOTS have become kosher-certified by the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest kosher certification agency. More...

Yiddish Music, After hours

ARTS & CULTURE

By Jonathan Mark

NEW YORK (THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK) — Sometimes the wall between this world and the Other World is as thin as the walls of an East Side tenement; one can hear the dead carrying on in Yiddish, playing accordions, cracking jokes. More...

IJCIC Mourns the Passing of Ambassador Hadas

NEW YORK, Jan. 12/PRNewswire— USNewswire/The International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations mourns the passing of Ambassador Shmuel Hadas. More...

Jewish Times Granted Nonprofit Status

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has approved a Jewish Times application for tax exempt status, determining that the paper is now exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. More...

Pope Calls for Two-State Solution

ROME (JTA) - Pope Benedict XVI called for “universal recognition” of both Israel’s right to exist and the rights of Palestinians to an independent state. More...

Prehistoric building Uncovered Near Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The remains of a prehistoric building, the earliest ever discovered in the Tel Aviv region, were discovered in Ramat Aviv. More...

Ex-Israeli Soldier Muscles His Way to Guinness Mark

SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — An Australian who served in an elite unit of the Israel Defense Forces broke a Guinness World Record for strength. More...

JFS & Tiffany: ’Pearls for a Cause’

Tickets are still available for Jewish Family Service’s Third Annual Cocktail Party, which will be held on the top floor of the Pier Shops – extending 100 yards out over the Atlantic Ocean – on Thursday, Feb. More...