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international
Chávez disavows anti-Semitism
Chill falls on Israeli-Russian relations
Conflict in the Caucasus: Russian and Georgian Jewish bond torn asunder by war
Journalist drawn to Jews in India — or what’s left of them
Police investigate desecration of Berlin's Holocaust Memorial with swastikas
Rabbi Garfunkel’s supporters drop reinstatement bid
Shorts: Mideast
Shorts: World
Swedish teachers lack knowledge about Holocaust
US 'very concerned' over planned Russian weapons sale to Syria

usa
Ford Foundation still funds anti-Israel groups
Jewish leaders have amped-up presence at Democratic convention
North to Alaska
Portland Chabad Rabbi Wins Right To Hold Prayer Services At Home
Russian Americans must balance integration with isolation
Scared of retirement?: S.F. journalist has 389 tips for you
Shorts: U.S.
Torahs Stolen From Jewish Center
Wiesel attacker free to go, but sentence satisfies ADL
Wolf in sheep’s clothing

kosher
For first time, Orthodox Union to supervise ritual slaughter in Israel
Kosher Food News
Rabbis briefly walk off job at Agriprocessors
Rabbis Debate Kosher Ethics at Meat Plant
Postville kosher supervisor denies report of walkout
Tropical wine to export to the United States

people
A trip down memoirs lane: Excerpts from 90-year-old’s stories reveal glimpses of days gone by
After 61 years, her ship finally comes in
Extraordinary efforts: Two Palo Alto teens receive awards for ‘repairing the world’
Moved by Renewal: At 87, energetic rabbi writes a book on the movement he helped fuel
Sausalito woman helps make better lives for Nepalese children
The Sleep-Away Camp Challenge

jewish culture
Bnei Brak residents lay torched Torah scrolls to rest
Banks for the memories: Seniors learn to put their stories on paper

Jewish bloggers summit convenes
Job connection: One synagogue’s answer to unemployment in its ranks
Rabbis visit Jewish in Cayman
The Jewish Ethicist - Business with Friends
The Original Jewish Olympics
The rabbi's army
Will sculpting young minds be an easier prospect this time?
WouldJew Believe #6
Y’all together now: Conservative synagogue turns to Reconstructionist rabbi from South
Youth movement: Americans and Israelis bridge lives at Tawonga

yisroel
American Fast Food In Israel: The Bagel
Can Israel deal with its drought?
Haredi rabbis call for renewing Temple Mount ban
Israeli Victims of Terror File Suit
Jewish, Israeli Olympians score medals
Summer swelter / Ultra-Orthodox learn about safe hiking
Syria's bid for missiles stirs alarm in Israel
Windsurfer wins Israel’s first medal

grave stone
August 2008 Obituaries


Artist Jozef Szajna, a prominent Auschwitz survivor, dies at 86
Noted Jewish educator, administrator dies at 99

yiddish
How does a talking kosher chicken become a metaphor?
Oytsres gor a sakh
Political Humor
Survey measures how Americans use Yiddish and Hebrew words
The Yiddish Song Project, The Lot

health
90 years after Great Flu Pandemic, CDC issues book and new warnings
FDA Declares That Chemical Used in Baby Bottles is Safe
Kid's Vaccinations - Now They Tell Us!
Measles Outbreaks Worry CDC
Poison Vodka Health Alert
The Emergence of Environmental Health in Land Use Planning

arts
Coen Brothers Already Finshed Casting A Serious Man
German director bonds with stories of Singer’s America
Klezmer mash-up even bubbe would love
Music Preview: International couple blends New Orleans and old world
New Israeli film tackles the War of Independence and the Holocaust
Painting the town anew: Artist, 91, gives a burst of vibrancy to his old Polish town
Shorts: Art
The ghetto nobody knows: Berkeley author examines Jewish resistance in Minsk

Announcements
Kol Ami Upcoming Events

Kol Ami, the Northern Virginia Reconstructionist Congregation
(UUCA)
4444 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22204
571.271.83.87
admin@kolaminvrc.org
http://kolaminvrc.org

Elul Workshops - there is no cost for either workshop; however, please RSVP to admin@kolaminnvrc.org
Sunday, August 31, 7:30 pm - Rosh Chodesh/Elul Workshop: co-led by Barbara Jazzo & Ann Metlay
Saturday, September 6, 1:00 pm - Elul Workshop led by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner
Please join Kol Ami as we celebrate the High Holy Days.

High Holy Days 2008 - services are co-led by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner and members of the congregation

Erev Rosh Hashanah - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Rosh Hashanah Day - Tuesday, Septembe 30, 2008 - 9:45 AM
Kol Nidre - Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 6:00 PM
Yom Kippur - Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 9:45 AM
Ne'ila - Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 6:00 PM - co led by Stephen Barlas and Herb Cooper-Levy
Break the Fast to follow Ne'ila
Non-members are welcome, and the requested donation is as follows:
Erev Rosh Hashanah - $36.00
Rosh Hashanah Day - $36.00
Kol Nidre - $36.00
Yom Kippur Day - $36.00
Ne'ila - $18.00

There will be a Rosh Hashanah Day Luncheon and a Break the Fast - the cost for members and non-members is $10.00 per event.

Nobody will be turned away for financial reasons. Those who can not make the requested contribution are asked to contribute whatever they can. Children under 18 years of age may attend services free when they are accompanied by an adult. Non-members who join Kol Ami: NVRC within 90 days of the High Holy Days may deduct their High Holiday contribution from their membership contribution.


Please visit http://kolaminvrc.org for additonal information and a High Holiday Reservation Form. Thank you.

The New Releases Now Showing on The Jewish Channel

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August 22, 2008

Click Here to see if "The Jewish Channel" is available in your area

The Witch From Melchet Street

This film explores the magic, and heartache, of love at any age, when a young boy befriends a kind-hearted witch to help him pursue the heart of a pretty classmate. Equally appealing to children and adults, this modern-day, wonder-filled urban fairytale of magic and first loves is based on the book by Israeli author Gadi Taub.

Hidden Children

An in-depth look at the Holocaust's youngest victims. Shares interviews with child survivors who were hidden with Gentile families during the war, revealing the lasting psychological damage of a childhood spent in the terror of isolation and identity confusion.

The Land of the Settlers, Part 2

Israeli newsman Chaim Yavin goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, visiting the homes of Palestinians and Israeli settlers on the West Bank, and capturing the hate on both sides. Critics called it “a boiling document from which it is hard to avert one’s gaze.”

Confrontation at Concordia

Anti-Israel sentiment is prevalent on college campuses, but no one expected protest to erupt into violent riots when a Jewish student group at Concordia University invited former Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to speak on campus. The film captures the shocking story as it unfolds while exploring the ramifications of extreme pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses.

 
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