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Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December twenty-fifth. It is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United States. For the past few weeks, Americans have been preparing for Christmas. I'm Bob Doughty. Shirley Griffith

VOA标准英语2011--Maryland Mosque Invites Jewish Neighbors

Maryland Mosque Invites Jewish Neighbors for Iftar As Muslims around the world observed Ramadan over the past month, one mosque in the suburbs of Washington found the holy month of fasting from sunrise to sundown could provide an opportunity for some

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Americans are divided over many religious issues, but Christmas is not one of them. In a CNN poll conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation, 94% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas; nearly t

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Holds Reception for Jewish Ameri

Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax is pictured with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at an event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 27 May 2010 U.

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CALIFORNIA California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of t

THIS IS AMERICA - Christmas Traditions and Music

THIS IS AMERICA -December 23, 2002: Christmas Traditions and Music By Shelley Gollust (THEME) ANNCR: Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December Twenty-Fifth. It is the most widely-cele

THIS IS AMERICA - Spirit of the Season: Christmas Music and

THIS IS AMERICA - Spirit of the Season: Christmas Music and Traditions in America By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Monday, December 19, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Millions of Americans will celebrate Christ

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Holiday Gifts: So What Have Americans Been

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Holiday Gifts: So What Have Americans Been Buying This Year? By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, December 23, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English.

VOA慢速英语--Muslim Americans Mark Start of Ramadan

Ramadan is beginning for the worlds Muslims. The month-long observance is a time to fast, to think and to spend time with friends and family. In the United States, people of different national origins gather at Islamic centers for religious services

Ethiopian Jewish Musician

Oksana Dragan America is rightly known as a diverse nation, a place where millions of individuals with far-ranging backgrounds and unique talents contribute to a colorful American mosaic. Today on New

New York Jewish Director Makes Pro-Palestinian Film

Miral, a new film by acclaimed director Julian Schnabel, is based on a book by Palestinian author Rula Jebreal. It chronicles the lives of four Palestinian women - from 1948 when the state of Israel was created to the 1990s. Through the four women, a

VOA标准英语2009年-Ghana's Budding Jewish Community Celebrate

By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch 26 September 2009 Monday is Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the year for Jews. The holiday will be marked in Jewish communities around the world, including Western Ghana. A small group of people from the Sefwi tribe in western

VOA标准英语2012--After 50 Years, Muslim-Jewish Band Reunites

After 50 Years, Muslim-Jewish Band Reunites A new documentary from the Arab world focuses on Muslim and Jewish musicians who reunite thanks to their common passion, after being torn apart by war 50 years ago. The film El Gusto, showcases the group pe

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Let There Be Laughter': Modern Jewish Jokes Poke At Assimilation

'Let There Be Laughter': Modern Jewish Jokes Poke At Assimilation play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0000:00repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flas

voa标准英语2008-Israel Buries Jewish Victims of Mumbai Attack

The bodies of six Jews killed in the attack on a Jewish center in Mumbai are being laid to rest in Israel. Memorial services took place as Israel tries to try to contain public criticism of the way Indian commandos handled the raid on the Chabad Hou

VOA常速英语2007年-Israel Plans to Keep Jewish Neighborhoods in Di

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 December 2007 Days before Israel resumes formal peace talks with the Palestinians, a dispute has erupted over East Jerusalem. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has responded defiantly to U.S. a

2007年VOA标准英语-Jewish, Arab Americans Unite in Desire for Arab

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 20 June 2007 The Arab American Institute and the organization Americans for Peace Now have released the results of a joint survey that measures support for Arab-Israeli peace. The poll of Arab and Jewish Americans sho

Jewish refugee movie to be shot in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Schindler' s list producer（制作人） Branko Lustig visited the Jewish Refugees Museum in Shanghai on Friday, announcing his plan to produce a movie about Jewish refugees in Shanghai during the Second World WarWith

VOA标准英语2010年-A New Coalition Calls on US to End Isr

Several American Jewish organizations are joining with Christian and Muslim religious and political action groups to call for the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They launched a nationwide ad campaign as President Barack Obam

美国国家公共电台 NPR He Is Jewish, But Being Santa Is His Calling

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's Friday, which is when we hear StoryCorps. And today, we meet an out-of-the-ordinary Santa. His name is Rick Rosenthal, and he is Jewish - Modern Orthodox, to be precise. Santa Rick Rosenthal came to Stor