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By Marc Gronich
A multi-faceted, non-sectarian, non-profit social service agency that acts as the eyes and ears of the community to address communal and individual concerns and needs, COJO provides assistance to more than 24,000 clients with more than 55,000 services.
He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era and created dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in a career that lasted more than four decades.
By Marc Gronich
State education officials say they spend $26 billion throughout New York on elementary and secondary education. That number is higher than most state budgets and more than the operating budget of many countries.
By Yaffa Ganz
I knew, of course, that digital communication is big business, but I didn’t realize how big.
By Allen Fagin
As Purim approaches, and as we open the megillah, I can’t help but think about how, sadly, we are too often united because of dangers facing our people.
The historic Meseritz Synagogue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side was officially reopened on February 24 with a ceremony at the shul.
As she prepared for her ultimate journey, she asked that this precious challah cover be buried with her, along with the photo of her sister Kaila and the postcards.
By Libi Astaire
Were the Jews Eldad encountered during his life and travels really descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes?
The German Military High Command through War Minister Wild von Hohenborn ordered the Judenzählung (1916), a despicable Jewish census designed to confirm the lack of patriotism among German Jews.
It all began when Netanel decided to sign up for notifications of upcoming tryouts. After taking an online test, he was invited to audition.
Many young couples they interact with are looking for more affordable Jewish communities.
He married within the faith (to chemist Anne Beloff) and was an outspoken anti-assimilationist.
By Linda Levin
Dr. Gruber was 32 years old when she was sent on this mission. She felt strongly that she was suited to go as she was Jewish herself and spoke Yiddish.
By Yaffa Ganz
The last time we met, the world was in such turmoil that we didn't know where to begin.
Disraeli was also a Zionist who, in several of his later books, expressed his strong desire to see the return of the Jews to their land, including Jerusalem.
By Libi Astaire
Whatever their reasons for navigating those icy waters, it was a challenge for all early explorers, including the Jewish scientists who made contributions to the endeavor, sometimes at the cost of their lives.
Orphaned at age 14 and raised by his devout grandmother, who greatly influenced him, Leeser emigrated from Germany to America three years later, arriving at Richmond (1824).
None of this should have been surprising to those who knew him because he was always first and foremost an unrepentant communist who, despite his repeated assertions of standing for peace and mutual cooperation, was actually a great anti-Israel public figure.
The current exhibition, on view until February 26, is in its own right combating anti-Semitism by educating the public about the impact early Jewish settlers had on helping to establish this country.
By Elissa Moss
From the records we learn that, unlike European and Middle Eastern Jews, Jews in India were treated the same as any other citizen; they were often autonomous and experienced little persecution.
Sara Markowitz celebrated her 102nd birthday with her family...
Israel knows how hard it is for a lone soldier to go from comforting arms of the IDF into hardcore Israeli civilian life.
Among other evidence, researchers have uncovered any number of official records, including passports and issued passes that conform Pulitzer’s mother was a Hungarian-born Jew.
The app is a virtual version of the household staple in the Jewish community, with over 2.5 million copies printed and with numerous translations including German, Hungarian, Russian, and Spanish.
One only has to glance at the Jewish wedding ring from Germany topped with an ornate temple, symbolizing the lost Beis Hamikdash.
It is impossible to assess how many lives have been touched, how many mitzvot have been performed because of F.R.E.E., and the far-reaching effect of each interaction with another Jew.
I couldn't stand the sight of people being branded like animals... I couldn't stand seeing children being killed. I did what I had to do.
After writing the first Batman story, “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate,” Finger went on to author 1,500 more stories over 25 years.
By dvora
Two and a half decades after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Belarus is still in many ways a communist country.
Here are two excellent indoor parks I have recently visited with my family.
As the refugee population grew, we realized that we could reach more people through a Russian-language newspaper.
Because I spoke Yiddish, it was only natural for me to become involved with the Russian Jews who were settling in Chicago.
The idea for the book came from Filreis who turned to art in 2005 after a bout with cancer.
I have to know people pretty well, else I may foolishly suspect that they are going to use me in their business.
It wasn’t just the U.S. that came in for criticism. Haifa University Professor Arie Rimmerman, who helped put together the conference, blasted Israel’s policies toward impoverished and disabled people of all ages.
Named after their beloved grandfather, who did not have grandsons to carry on the family name, Apeloig Collection serves as a living memory for all generations.
During his address Gorbachev again spoke of the great loss the Soviet Union had sustained through the emigration of Russian Jews.
By Yaffa Ganz
This son also bought me a real china knickknack - a mamma goose sheltering her gosling under her wing.
By Sandy Eller
You could do just about everything on the internet, except a girl couldn't go to seminary online. I decided to change that.
By Libi Astaire
Was it the Jewish Rhadhanites who brought the Chinese art of papermaking to the Western world and not the Arabs?
All of these songs have been selected because of special demands from the public, each composition being very popular among the Hebrews.
By Sandy Eller
She began changing her eating habits and tweaking her recipes and saw the pounds start to disappear.
Prior to the birth of Israel, Montgomery twice played a critical, albeit often overlooked, role in saving the Jews of the Yishuv from genocide.
A great friend of the Jews, Darrow regularly denounced anti-Semitism and supported Jewish causes.
He went through a list of other nations that, according to Toynbee himself, had committed atrocities, including the British in Ireland and the French in Syria.
Displayed here are the few stamps specifically presenting the Shabbat theme.
By Libi Astaire
One thing klezmer instruments usually had in common was their portability.
By Yaffa Ganz
And maybe an ocean wasn’t absolutely necessary. After all, lake or ocean, water is still water.
Though Peres was raised in a non-religious family and was not personally observant, he studied Talmud as a child with his maternal grandfather, the great Torah scholar Rav Tzvi Hirsh Meltzer, Hy”d, who had a great influence on his life.
It is vital today to educate the Jewish community that cremation is against Jewish law.
His act of conscience was broadly seen as a moment of pride, sacrifice, and religious commitment, though Koufax himself was far from observant.
Also ironic is that one of his most recognized works is Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, considered by many critics to be his most beautiful and expressive house of worship.
By Murray Lee
The Jews who landed at London’s port, located at the eastern end of the city, did not have the wherewithal to go far, and settled in what it still known as the East End, like what happened in the Lower East Side of New York.
Though Fischer reacted viscerally to even the suggestion that he was Jewish – he was, in fact, a vicious anti-Semite, Holocaust denier, and Israel-hater – his mother was Jewish and his biological father probably was as well.
Gorky openly, frequently, and vociferously criticized his government's malevolent oppression of the Jewish community.
I must say that my heart filled with happiness and faith in Hashem.
Bonfils deliberately selected his subjects in order to preserve a vast range of information for geographical, ethnographic, biblical, archeological, architectural, and historical studies.
Sharon Berger, 65, of London was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in 2012, and was told that the only available cure was a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.
He mentions the threatening atmosphere of anti-Semitism in Mussolini's Italy and his concern for his wife and children.
By Yaffa Ganz
We in Israel are "used to" hatred and violence, but we are not immune.
Did you know the United States issued a 39-cent stamp featuring the Kotel back in 2007?
By dvora
A few of them looked to be over five hundred years old due to some of the variant letter shapes and tagim (crowns) that are no longer used.
To the amazement of the bedraggled group of prisoners, Rav Yaakov proceeded to recite the entire parsha from memory.
By dvora
His life was an example of Torah, middos and humility in action.
Newport had been financially devastated during the Revolution, when the British occupied the town and seized ships and other resources.
By Ann Goldberg
The lectures are all of the highest caliber, with each lecturer a successful expert in his or her field. They give practical hands-on advice and tips to help others replicate their success.
By Rhona Lewis
Another fact that participants need to deal with is that in so many cases little remains to bear witness to the horrors that took place.
In Ani Maamin, Wiesel navigates the extremes between shallow religious fervor and glib atheism.
By Libi Astaire
Perhaps even more would have perished if not for the efforts of thousands of women who volunteered to help nurse the soldiers, including Clara Barton, who would later found the American Red Cross, and Louisa May Alcott, author of the Civil War-era classic Little Women.
By Sandy Eller
While there were those who chose to avoid the paint, I wasn’t one of them.
While it is not the purpose of this article to present a dissertation on the Torah’s views on evolution, suffice it to say this is a very controversial topic and that strong arguments exist on both sides.
By Libi Astaire
Even when the mob threatened to kill her children that were in the house, she refused to give them any information.
By Yaffa Ganz
A list can contain not four, not fourteen, but even forty or more items all at one time (although, I’d suggest you try and limit yourself if you want to keep your sanity).
Luz never married. “When she died,” Dwork said, “her nephew was going through her apartment, sorting out her effects, and he found a suitcase of these letters.
The Lake George area has a historical depth to it, is filled with natural beauty and has a whole host of fun for those with an adventurous streak.
The series follows six Modern Orthodox singles in New York City as they navigate the dating scene, dealing with set-ups, mess-ups, and, particularly in the first episode, mix-ups.
While honoring his deceased relatives through his work, Sendak simultaneously mocked those survivors with whom he grew up.
By Rhona Lewis
With their skills in finance and trade, and the network they naturally shared with European Jews, they played an important economic role in the sugar trade and the shipping industry.
Salinger was raised as an Orthodox Jew, and his later turmoil regarding his Jewish identity is the key to understanding his life and work.
In the specialized corner of filmmaking that creates Jewish music videos, Finkelman has earned a reputation as a visionary.
As always, though, the heart and soul of the parade were the marching bands, singing groups, and hundreds of day schools and organizations representing virtually all segments of the Jewish community.
Enthusiastic volunteer Arlene Chertof of Efrat says, "The guys are sweethearts. I love volunteering here. Even a soldier without a kippah will ask, ‘Is this pareve or dairy?’”
By Rhona Lewis
These many heroes and heroines gave Israel their hears.
By Libi Astaire
Perhaps the biggest draw for the seminar’s attendees is having the opportunity to meet with Orthodox book publishers and representatives from the English-language magazines.
By Yaffa Ganz
Like a radiant bride waiting for the arrival of her groom, she is surrounded by shusvinim in the form of vibrant new neighborhoods.
While a few Shutz-passes (letters of protection issued by Wallenberg to Hungarian Jews) signed by him do exist (though they are rarities), other autographed documents are virtually non-existent.
By Lisa Trent
Often my students would question how human beings could be so cruel as to starve men, women, and children to death
By dvora
Katowice was the birthplace of both Chovevei Tzion and Agudat Yisrael. Before the Shoah the city had a Jewish population of more than nine thousand.
“Each soldier gives more support to the State.”
By Libi Astaire
What motivated these early "pioneers"? And what became of them and their efforts?
It is the hallmark of the Jewish people to take tragedy and turn it into cause for celebration.
By Yaffa Ganz
Students wearing blue shirts participate in a weekly project called “Students & Baskets.” They come to open air markets on Thursdays and help the elderly carry their bags home.
Friedman believed that while monopolies and oligarchies are injurious to everybody, these systems are particularly ruinous for Jews and for Israel.
By Libi Astaire
The song only became popular with Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews much later, and it was eventually translated into Ladino, Arabic and other languages. But what is it doing in our haggadah?
During the nineteen years of Israeli statehood preceding the Six-Day War, popular songs were rarely written about yearning for Jerusalem until “Yerushalayim shel Zahav” broke the mold in 1967, when Shemer was asked to compose a song for the Israel Song Festival.
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