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Remembering the Soviet Jewry Struggle and Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Washington, D.C. Vigil

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Would you believe that 40 years have passed since the alleged Leningrad plane hijacking and the birth of the Soviet Jewry movement? On December 10, 1970 a small group of activists gathered on the International Union of Electrical Worker’s plaza to protest the verdicts of treason and death for 11 Soviet citizens, 9 of them Jewish.

BCCC offers free citizenship preparation classes in various locations throughout Baltimore and Montgomery Co.

Baltimore City Community College offers free citizenship preparation classes in various locations throughout Baltimore and Montgomery Co. The classes are geared towards helping green-card holders who have been here for 4 years or more prepare for their immigration interview, and their application for citizenship.

Original Stained Glass. Interview with Alla Sharkova

Original Stained Glass by Alla Sharkova
We have met with Alla Sharkova, a stained glass artist, in her Bethesda, MD studio to ask her some questions about her works. How have you started working with glass? I have been creating different things since I was very young. I learned to sew at 6, to knit and crochet at 8, made my own clothes, worked with wood, drew with ink and ballpoint pens, had a photo lab in my bathroom…&

The 7th Joint National Medical and Scientific Conference of Russian American Medical and Dental Associations in Washington, DC

The 7th Joint National Medical and Scientific Conference
Russian American Medical Association (RAMA), Russian-American Dental Association(RADA) & Russian American Science Association — RASA presents The 7th Joint Medical, Dental and Scientific Conferenc e ( October 21-24, 2010, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC)

An overview of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings

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As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I spent much of last week participating in the confirmation hearings of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It was almost a year ago, that I also participated in Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing and I consider both to be historic moments.

BP Oil Spill Is a Wake–Up Call to Our Nation

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As Americans continue to watch the failure of BP to turn off the oil spigot caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion, we are distressed by the loss of life and sickened by the destruction to our Gulf Coast. Americans also are concerned about potential damage that could be caused as currents carry the oil eastward around Florida and possibly up the Atlantic Coast. As we watch and pray for a...

What Really Happened: "I Was There". Letter from an Israeli Soldier

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First of all, I want to apologize for the bad try to write in English. But its really important. If u heard or not, the Israeli navy took over 6 ships that try to get in to Gaza on Sunday. The media as usual, try to represent Israel as killers and cruel, but I was there, and I want u to know what really happens there. Friday morning we left Haifa port as a command ship to find the “peace activity...

It’s Time to Prohibit Airlines from Charging for Carry-On Baggage

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The summer travel season has started and many air travelers are planning ahead for what they may encounter. Unfortunately, over the years air travelers have become all too familiar with the additional fees that are often tacked on for traveling. From the cost of food to headphones to blankets, the number of amenities that often require an additional charge -- unfortunately -- has become common...

We Need a Permanent Moratorium on Drilling Off the Atlantic Coast

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Our nation is currently witnessing what could become the largest, most catastrophic environmental disaster in our history - a disaster that I do not want to see repeated along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, possibly threatening Ocean City, Assateague Island National Seashore, the Chesapeake Bay, and the economic health of Maryland.

For the first time in history there was a Russian Princess on Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC

Kristina Bordyugova and her brother at the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Photo by Jeffrey Clark
An annual National Cherry Blossom Festival has been celebrated in the U. S. Capital since 1935. This tradition began to commemorate the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.

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