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Prominent American Rabbi Admits Secretly Filming Women Nude While Preparing for Jewish Cleansing Rite

Prosecutors are pushing for jail time for American Rabbi Barry Freundel who filed on Thursday a guilty plea to 52 counts of voyeurism.

Sidney Shapiro, then 84, looks through the window of his apartment in an ancient courtyard house in central Beijing in this September 13, 1999 file picture. Shapiro, a famed US-born translator who was one of the few Westerners to gain Chinese citizenship

U.S.-Born Chinese Author Sidney Shapiro Dies at Age 98

Sidney Shapiro, an American born translator who gained fame and glory in China, died at Beijing last weekend at age 98, according to his granddaughter Stella Guo.

Jewish worshippers pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City September 4, 2013 ahead of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Jews offer prayers of repentance and ask God to forgive their sins.

Yom Kippur 5775 Brings Prayers, Heightened Security To Israel

Yom Kippur begins at sundown Friday bringing Jews to temples worldwide while Israel steps up security to try to contain any holy day threats.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Said to Be Converting to Judaism: "I Am The Original Jewish Mother"

After consciously uncoupling with Coldplay frontman and husband Chris Martin, actress Gwyneth Paltrow is now converting to Judaism.

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China Unveils Jewish Monument

It is one of the more obscure tales of valor in Jewish history: China's role in protecting over 13,732 Jews who fled Europe to escape Nazi persecution.

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Protests Flood Jewish-Arab Wedding Rites

In spite of protests of right-wing extremists against their marriage, Maral Malka and Mahmoud Mansour’s wedding proceeded on Sunday.

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