US Justice Ginsburg appears at J Street conference
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGERWASHINGTON -- J Street concluded its second annual conference with a gala dinner Monday night that featured Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg's surprise appearance was in recognition of Kathleen Peratis, vice chair of the J Street Education Fund and the honoree of the three-day convention's concluding event. Peratis, a former board member of Human Rights Watch and vice chair of the New Israel Fund, worked for Ginsburg on women's rights issues earlier in her legal career.Launches from Lebanon land in open areas in Upper Galilee