admin | July 14, 2022
Joc Pederson, the San Francisco Giants outfielder and local Jewish boy, made the Major League Baseball All-Star game roster this week.
admin | July 14, 2022
Where does your drinking water come from? Berkeley native and self-described water warrior Nina Gordon-Kirsch wants you to know. This month, Gordon-Kirsch, 33, is walking roughly 200 miles from her home in Oakland to the headwaters of the Mokelumne River, the source of drinking water for most of the East Bay.
admin | July 14, 2022
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR.
admin | July 6, 2022
An enamel bowl, on display at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, was carried through three concentration camps by the Burbea family from Libya, even serving as a vessel to carry their youngest son to his circumcision when he was born in Bergen-Belsen in 1944. (Museum of Jewish Heritage) By Julia Gergely (New York Jewish Week) A young childs diary, a favorite doll, a cookbook of family recipes, a report card, a Torah scroll smuggled to the United States and a silver spoon found among the rubble at a concentration camp
admin | July 2, 2022
Earlier this month, a New York court judge ruled that Yeshiva University must extend official recognition to a campus LGBT club even though the club contradicts Yeshivas understanding of the Jewish faith. According to the court, Yeshiva is not sufficiently religious to qualify for an exemption under New York Citys public accommodation law.
admin | July 2, 2022
This weekend leads us into July, and Independence Day celebrations will be aplenty! While all branches of the Delaware County District Library will be closed Sunday and Monday for the holiday, well still be out and about in the community. Look for the annual appearance of the Book Cart Brigade going through downtown Ostrander during its Independence Day parade. The drill team always has a fun time and shows off their coordinated moves.
admin | June 25, 2022
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admin | June 21, 2022
OTTAWA, May 1, 2022 Today marks the beginning of Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Jewish culture, faith, and history in Canada. Canada is home to an estimated 400,000 people of Jewish heritage, making it the fourth-largest Jewish community in the world
admin | June 21, 2022
(June 1, 2022 / JNS) May is over. Did you know it was Jewish American Heritage Month?
admin | June 21, 2022
(May 24, 2022 / JNS) New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosted this years annual Jewish Heritage Month reception at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday, celebrating centuries of Jewish history, achievement and community-building in New York City. Joining the list of dignitaries and speakers was Ambassador Asaf Zamir, the Consul General of Israel in New York, the largest Jewish community in the world outside of Israel. He spoke of the singular connection between Israel and New York City, emphasizing ties in all kinds of matters.
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