Lifelong Star-Ledger employee, Newark resident dies at 93
M. Kathleen Kelly/For The Star-LedgerBerenice Maxwell Cross in 2003. NEWARK — When Berenice Maxwell Cross finally decided to retire after more than six decades at The Star-Ledger, everyone knew she couldn’t make an ordinary entrance into her farewell party. So,…
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“Tokyo Vice” author Jake Adelstein ponders the Japanese response to disaster
Is the Japanese response to disaster different from that of Americans? Yes and no, says author Jake Adelstein.
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Ukrainian woman makes history as only second female rabbi in Germany
Had Alina Treiger been a man, her story would hardly cause a stir. Born in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, she became the second female rabbi in the history of Germany on March 27 and the first one ordained since the end of the World War II.
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Cricket shouldn’t be this difficult
India won their world cup semi-final match against Pakistan, and technically I should be happy about it. For some strange reason I am not. It was a good match, well fought by both teams. Pakistan fought hard to get back into the match after the Sehwag blizzard. India fought back after scoring a what we
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