Source: Jerusalem Post/JTA

Source: The Harvard Crimson

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=505006

On December 10, 2004 The Harvard Crimson reported, "Somerville lawmakers resoundingly rejected a proposal last night to divest the city’s funds from Israeli holdings, effectively ending a debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that had sparked controversy in recent weeks. The 9-1 vote by the city’s Board of Aldermen came five weeks after the proposal drafted by Somerville...

Source: International Herald Tribune

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/news/banning-channel-...

Source: Haaretz Daily

Wire Service: AP

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/512216.html

On December 9, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "owners of the world's biggest kosher slaughterhouse say they will make changes to their slaughtering process after being accused of inhumane treatment of cattle by an animal rights group. Agriprocessors Inc. agreed to the changes after consulting with federal regulators and the Orthodox Union,...

Source: Beliefnet

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/157/story_15781_1.html

On December 9, 2004 Beliefnet reported, "police are looking for vandals who painted red swastikas and the message 'Die Jew' at a South Lake Tahoe, Calif., synagogue on Hanukkah eve. The Nazi symbol was spray-painted at several other points around town, the Sacramento Bee said, on road signs and utility boxes."

Source: The Jersusalem Post

Source: The News Tribune

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4282823p-4076965c.html

On December 7, 2004 The News Tribune reported, "for the first time in three years, the small number of Jews on the massive Army post – about 1 percent of 26,000 people – will have a rabbi to celebrate the holiday. Lt. Col. Avi Weiss arrived in July, and wants to reach out to Jews in the military, both active duty and retired. Part of that effort...

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1206/p11s02-lire.html?s=hns

On December 6, 2004 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "A vote by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to use economic sanctions against certain companies doing business with Israel - namely those that profit from the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza - has set off a quiet firestorm within the American religious community. The Presbyterians' decision to consider...

Source: Daily News Transcript

http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=46369

On December 5, 2004 Daily News Transcript reported, "the formerly innocent act of decorating the town square has inspired a new tradition of argument and litigation. In Norwood [MA], they've been fighting for years over a nativity scene that has long been placed in front of an elementary school. It won't be there this year both the law and common...

Source: Portland Press Herald

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/mvoice/041205mainevoice.shtml

On December 5, 2004 Portland Press Herald reported, "every December, millions of Americans are busy not observing Christmas. Yet, they go through a dilemma that is as old as the first Christmas celebration in this country: They're left out of the big national party that celebrates a distinctly Christian event that also happens to be an official...

Source: The Jewish Week

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=10196

On December 3, 2004 The Jewish Week reported, "in medieval times in the Middle East, translators in synagogues would render the reading of the weekly Torah portion from Hebrew into the vernacular Arabic or Aramaic. Something similar took place in Manhattan this week. As Burton Visotzky, professor of midrash at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, read the biblical...

Source: Yahoo! News/U.S. Newswire

Source: The New York Times

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AP

Source: Haaretz News

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/507765.html

On November 30, 2004 the Haaretz News reported, "an Army engineer from Michigan who said he was investigated for spying for Israel because he is Jewish won't get his religious discrimination claim heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. With no comment, the court declined to hear David Tenenbaum's appeal on Monday. Tenenbaum, of Southfield, Mich., is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive...