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...Says Rabbi Morton Rosenthal, an expert on Latin America at the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: "Anti-Semitism in Argentina is subtle and complex. There are no official laws directed against the Jewish people." Jacob Kovadloff of the American Jewish Committee maintains that human rights have improved in Argentina in the past six months. He also argues that "Timerman is not accurate when he says the Jews of Argentina are afraid to speak. Right now there is an open dialogue between the leaders of the Jewish community and high-ranking members of government...
...rabbi's wife uses TV to lure dropouts back to the fold
Jungreis, 45, bills herself as "the Rebbetzin" (Rabbi's Wife) or "the Jewish Soul on Fire." Others call her "the Jewish Billy Graham," but unlike the Baptist evangelist, she does not seek converts from other religions. Her sole mission is to lure, cajole or otherwise summon secularized Jews back to their faith...
Jungreis came to the U.S. in 1947 at age eleven and was later married to Orthodox Rabbi Theodore Jungreis...
...helped him expand his North Woodmere, N.Y., synagogue from three to 200 families by visiting every Jewish home in the area. Theodore admits it is rare for a woman in Orthodoxy to be a platform celebrity, but sees nothing wrong, so long as she does not usurp the rabbi's role of conducting services...