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Jewish Athletes Reach for the GoldAs the world gears up for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Forward has taken note of a handful of remarkable Jewish men and women who will compete in Beijing. Our roundup reflects the diversity of Jews from around the world participating in the games from August 8 through August 24.…Read more

June Walker, 74, Chaired 
Presidents ConferenceJune Walker, chairwoman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and former national president of Hadassah, died July 29 after a seven-year battle with cancer. She was 74.…Read more

Talansky Lawyer Is Communal Insider With His Own Past ScandalMorris Talansky, the Long Island businessman at the center of the allegations of financial impropriety swirling around Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has retained the services of an American lawyer and longtime Jewish communal insider who himself is no stranger to scandal.…Read more

Probe of Israeli Prime Minister Centers on N.Y. BusinessmanA corruption investigation that is threatening to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is centered on an Orthodox businessman from Long Island.…Read more

Erica Jesselson, Philanthropist, 86Erica Jesselson, a longtime Jewish philanthropist who helped establish the Yeshiva University Museum, died March 12 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. She was 86 years old.…Read more






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