Rob Eshman

senior columnist at The Forward

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Publisher and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Journal

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Civil rights attorney and former ADL leader David Lehrer passed away last week. He will be remembered for his unwavering optimism amid extreme darkness.

LA loses Jewish civil rights icon David Lehrer

Civil rights attorney and former ADL leader David Lehrer passed away last week. He will be remembered for his unwavering optimism amid extreme darkness.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu calls Iran an "existential threat" to Israel, and he's lobbying Congress to reject President Obama's nuclear deal.

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