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...issue published on the eve of Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, the Review's masthead featured a quotation from Hitler's Mein Kampf, which read as follows: "I believe today that I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator. By warding off the Jews, I am fighting for the Lord's work...
...boys' ignorance about their own backgrounds extends to religion. All were surprised when Markovitz told them that Christianity sprouted from Judaism. Until last year, three boys attended church regularly, but none could name his own priest. Nevertheless, Markovitz gave untiringly to his students, not once expressing any rage over their crimes. In return, the boys marveled at this forgiving little man who lavished so much talk and kindness and humor on them. "The rabbi is one of the nicest guys you could know," says Mike. The teens' parents concur, but they are also bitter about the public attention that surrounded...
...were not very expressive, yet each had something to say," he noted. "When you deal with children their age, they may seem not to be listening, but you leave their young minds with images and symbols. They see that the rabbi and priest are good friends. The mystery of Judaism is removed, and they see its commonality with their own religion. They don't have to love Jews, but they've learned to respect them...
...Aqsa mosque and is Islam's third holiest site after Mecca and Medina. To Jews, it is the sacred spot where Solomon's Temple and later the Second Temple once stood. The adjacent Western Wall, a retaining wall from the Second Temple, is the holiest site in Judaism...
...restraint." At the U.N. Security Council, the U.S., which frequently uses its veto there to shield Israel from criticism, found itself in the odd position of sponsoring a resolution castigating its ally for using excessive force to quell the Palestinians, who were throwing rocks at Jewish worshipers gathered at Judaism's sacred Western Wall...