Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Fwd: Synagogues Fight Over for Whom (Torah) Bells Toll



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May 28, 2015
 
     
 
 
News
Paul Berger    
Two of America's most venerable synagogues are set for a courtroom battle over a pair of silver Torah bells valued at $7 million. The nasty fight could determine whether one of the congregations survives.
 


Opinion
Robert Zaretsky    
France only very rarely adds another tomb to its national temple, the Pantheon. But, as Robert Zaretsky tells us, it just honored Jean Zay, whose founded the Cannes film festival and joined the World War II resistance.
 


Culture
Sarah Yuster    
When painter Sarah Yuster asked Saul Bellow if she could become his official portrait artist, she was surprised by the Nobel Prize winner's response.
 


Opinion
   
EDITORIAL: Jason Rezaian's only crime was being a journalist in Iran. Like life imitating Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater,' his imprisonment makes us doubt that Tehran really wants better ties to the outside world.
 

 


The Assimilator
Lior Zaltzman    
Israel held its own version of Burning Man, called 'Midburn,' for the second year in a row. And judging by these photos it was a resounding success.