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Bo: The Great Escape
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions

Why did God kill all the first-born of Egypt? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:17
Which Land Is Our Land? Which Land Is Our Land?
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by The Editors | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

After David Ben-Gurion urged young American Jews to make aliyah, the American Jewish Committee responded by resolving to "forcefully discourage Israeli propaganda for immigration from America."
Israel’s Unrepresented Anglos
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Jonathan Gimpel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Unlike other minority communities in Israel, the Anglos are not united as an interest group.  But they are united in their ideals—as the rise of Jewish Home testifies. 
Brothers in Arms
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Michele Alperin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Shut out of prestigious colleges in north-east America, Jewish academics fleeing wartime Europe found refuge in black colleges—as a forthcoming exhibit in Philadelphia reveals.
Architect of Lies
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Gilbert King | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Claiming to know nothing of Jewish slave labor in the factories he controlled, Albert Speer escaped Nuremberg with a 20-year jail sentence.  But his papers show how well he deceived the court.
The Fight for Azerbaijan
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Alex Vatanka | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although Azerbaijan has deep historical connections with Iran, it shares Israel's desire to keep the Islamic Republic at bay.  So, both Iran and Israel are working hard to win its heart.
Germany’s True Colors
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Christiane Hoffmann and René Pfister | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Angela Merkel has maintained Germany's close relationship with Israel.  But she no longer has the support of the German people for doing so.