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 | | The five states reporting the highest total of antisemitic incidents of all kinds in 1996 were New York (328), New Jersey (238), California (186), Florida (123) and Massachusetts (106). |
 | | On other church-state fronts, unlike the virtually united front presented by the Jewish community in opposing proposals for a constitutional amendment, the community was split with respect to the issues of vouchers and "charitable choice". |
 | | That law allows religious organizations to become state contractors for provision of block-granted, public-assistance programmes without, in the view of most Jewish groups, providing for the kind of safeguards necessary to ensure that direct-service providers are hired on a non-discriminatory basis, and that government funds are not used for sectarian purposes. |
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