The end of Austrian-Israeli relations?

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Messianic Jews promote Ethiopian aliya By RUTH EGLASH 'Post' learns Messianic Jewish Alliance of America active in far-flung villages of northern Ethiopia. Serbia probes Nazi charges on US man By ASSOCIATED PRESS 86-year-old Peter Egner accused of being a guard, interpreter for a Nazi squad that killed thousands. 'US textbooks misrepresent Jews, Israel' By HAVIV RETTIG One book calls Jesus "a young Palestinian."

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Community in crisis By PEGGY CIDOR With value of donations down 30%, haredi sector about to feel the crunch. Port Townsend: Where hippies go to die (and daven?) By AMY KLEIN / JTA Jewish community in this small town renown for its artistic individualism experiencing something of a boom. Religious Affairs: Rabbi Haim Druckman: The 'darling' of religious Zionism By MATTHEW WAGNER What Druckman's supporters will remember is their hero's ideological battle with the haredi establishment.

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Parashat Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana: Formidable family festivals By SHLOMO RISKIN We're entering a period in which anything not crucially important is put off until "after the holidays." World of the Sages: Empty pomegranates By LEVI COOPER Why is this fruit a symbol of business success, extending Torah knowledge or fulfillment of mitzvot? Tradition Today: Reclaiming Rosh Hashana By REUVEN HAMMER The central teaching of Rosh Hashana is a very simple one: God is the sovereign of the universe.