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...number of Jews who are choosing not to join the 310,000 of their brethren who have moved to Israel since Mikhail Gorbachev relaxed the restrictions on emigration in 1989. They know that at home the winter promises only hardship and that the rise of nationalist groups could revive harsh anti- Semitism. But they also see around them the signs of renewal for Soviet Jewry -- the gradual reopening of Jewish schools and cultural centers, the increasing attendance at synagogues -- and a new push for democracy in the aftermath of last month's failed coup. "I am a member...
...seminars, important enough to the University higher-ups for Neil L. Rudenstine to declare teaching one to be among his top priorities, drew some harsh criticism from first-year students who were rejected...
...feudal superstition, and the number of doctors practicing the 2,000-year-old, herb-based discipline shrank from thousands to 500. But since the Chinese began to relent on this issue in recent years, Tibetans have returned to their traditional medicines, which they often find more effective and less harsh than Western drugs...
...Bush's harsh message came at a particularly awkward moment. Just a day earlier, Israel had released 51 Lebanese prisoners and the bodies of nine others, reviving hope for a comprehensive hostage solution that would lead to the release of the 10 Westerners still missing in Lebanon -- among them, five Americans. But if Israeli officials hoped this timely gesture might lower the heat emanating from the Oval Office, they were sorely disappointed. To remind Israel of its debt to the U.S., and maybe even to diminish the importance of the relative power Israel now wields over the fate...
...Inside and outside the hearing room, Thomas' life story and its meaning will emerge as major themes of the debate. Civil rights groups and Democratic liberals are sharply divided over the nomination. Some organizations, like the National Urban League, that would fiercely oppose a white appointee who shared Thomas' harsh opposition to affirmative action and skepticism about racial integration have declined to join a campaign to defeat his elevation to the high court...