The Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis and then returned to help defeat them – Haaretz
admin | August 20, 2021
In November 1944, the Allies managed to gain considerable ground in Europe, including the capture of the key Belgian port of Antwerp.
Metro Detroit Teens Have a New Way to Connect to Jewish Life Detroit Jewish News – The Jewish News
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When the Detroit Jewish community leaders discovered an alarming number through research that 70% of Jewish teens in Metro Detroit arent engaging in Jewish life the Jewish Community Center and youth professionals took notice and began to promote positive change. Despite having more than 35 local Jewish youth-serving organizations offering a variety of excellent programs, teen engagement is still low. We began to ask ourselves, what should we be doing, knowing that we have all these wonderful opportunities and were still missing the mark
Last Jew in Afghanistan refuses to give wife Jewish divorce – The Jerusalem Post
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Afghanistan's so-called last remaining Jew, Zabulon Simantov, has decided to remain in Afghanistan despite the Taliban's takeover due to his refusal to give his estranged wife a get, a Jewish divorce document.
Rosh Hashanah and the brilliance of the Jewish calendar – The Jerusalem Post
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As we approach Rosh Hashanah and begin a new year, we again begin the cycle of holidays and rituals that are the rhythm of Jewish life. I think the brilliance of the Hebrew calendar was its ability to transform itself from an agricultural calendar tied to the seasons to one of both sacred space and sacred time. One of the first things Judaism did was to transform existing agricultural holidays and celebrations dependent on the Land of Israel into celebrations of the life of Israel.
Andy’s Frozen Custard Is Open, a Jewish Cookbook and More Food News | Flagpole – Flagpole Magazine
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The Athens location of Andys Frozen Custard, a franchise out of Missouri, is open on Broad Street near Hawthorne Avenue. Frozen custard means ice cream, basically, slow churned and high in butterfat
‘Fragile, vulnerable’ young Jews who join ‘hip hop club’ that supports BDS are crux of new antisemitism David Harris Mondoweiss – Mondoweiss
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David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, says theres a new nexus of antisemitism: fragile vulnerable young Jews join campus groups such as the hip hop club where they are indoctrinated into anti-Israel attitudes. These antisemitic beliefs are pervasive on campus, Harris explained on an AJC webinar (Facebook, YouTube) about Jew-hatred last week. They penetrate every nook and cranny of the college campus and push students into the anti-Israel crowd.
JCRC shares holiday calendar with schools, civic organizations – jewishnewsva.org
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Elka Mednick As summer comes to a close and the High Holidays approach, annual concerns regarding conflicts between the academic calendar and the holidays are brought to the forefront. This year, the usual first day of school for public school students, the day after Labor Day, coincides with the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Yearamong the most religiously and culturally significant observances of the Jewish year.
I’m Jewish and appalled at the super-spreader party. Am I responsible? – Crikey
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Leslie Cannold has had enough of being even-handed and presenting Both Sides Now. She wants to cut to the chase: whats the right way to go
When Jewish New Year meets Labor Day, it’s time to get grilling – The Jewish News of Northern California
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With Rosh Hashanah this year beginning at sunset on Labor Day, Ive combined traditions for a holiday dinner cookout. A grilled head of cauliflower celebrates the head of the year
The missing voices of Black Jews in the Crown Heights tragedy – Forward
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Akedah Fulcher-Eze grew up in a Black and Orthodox Jewish family in the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Crown Heights and lived there during the violence of Aug. 19-21, 1991.
