That meeting came after the multiple stabbing of Orthodox Jew David Myers in Stamford Hill, north London, last week.

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But members of Bolivia's Jewish community said Ostreicher, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, had been unjustly accused.

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His son Yuli is an Orthodox Jew who, as a conservative Israeli politician, does indeed recognise an earthly homeland.

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Many observers believe Al Gore's choice of Joe Lieberman - an orthodox Jew - as running mate will have boosted his support there.

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Himmelman, an Orthodox Jew, turned down an invitation to perform on The Tonight Show when it became apparent that the performance would fall on the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

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"We've made tremendous progress, but we still have a long, uphill way to go, " said state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, an Orthodox Jew who represents Brooklyn's Borough Park and Midwood areas.

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Some observers believe the number has been boosted by Americans living in Israel who may favour the Democrats because of the presence of Joe Lieberman, an orthodox Jew, on the ticket.

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He is the only Orthodox Jew in the Senate.

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The law is based on the Orthodox definition of a Jew as someone born of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism.

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Though brought up in an Orthodox Jewish home, he was, as a Jew, more respectful than devout.

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