SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival
A gragger SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC)...
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Who will you dress as this Purim?
A Purim Elphaba? Why not? Photo courtesy of AI. By MARILYN SHAPIRO The usual costumes on Purim are...
Read MoreJazz to be focus of March 18 Senior Moments luncheon
SCHENECTADY — Congregation Gates of Heaven invites adults 50+ to another installment of its Senior Moments series on Wednesday, March 18. The afternoon begins with lunch at 12 noon, followed by a live jazz trio concert at 12:30...
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Bethlehem Chabad’s CTeen Hamantash Bake
Local teens got their hands sticky for a good cause this week at the CTeen Hamantash Bake, raising...
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Amanda Aussems-Poskanzer honored with Four Chaplains Award by area JWV
Congressman Paul Tonko, representing New York’s 21st district, left, presents a proclamation from...
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JFNENY lists scholarship opportunities for programs, colleges, camps
So many choices! Photo courtesy of Sunriseforever on Pixaby The Jewish Federation of Northeastern...
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Tu B’Shevat: ‘New Year for Trees’ is Feb. 2
Planting a sapling during Tu B’Shevat in Jerusalem, 1951. Photo courtesy of Werner Braun, KKL-JNF...
Read More“Black And Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” set for WMHT; local aspects slated for Feb. 1 program
In conjunction with a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) new four-part series that explores the complex relationship between black Americans and Jewish Americans, “Black And Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” local PBS...
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Film about survivors’ klezmer band slated for Jan. 24 S.J.C.C. screening
Saul and Ruby, Polish Holocaust survivors, in this scene from the documentary, “Saul and Ruby’s...
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A different Chanukah holiday for this generation
By MERYL AIN JNS I doubt that my grandchildren would recognize the Chanukahs of my childhood. They...
Read MoreA painful reminder of the true meaning of Chanukah
By JONATHAN TOBIN JNS In a sense, it would be nice if celebrations of the Chanukah holiday could reflect the mindset of attempts by those who control Western popular culture to water it down in order to blend in with the...
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Family Chanukah party with Mexican theme set for SJCC
SCHENECTADY–The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) annual family Chanukah celebration will...
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