Veterans, others to note the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau Concentration Camp entrance on July 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of pxhidalgo. The region’s...
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Category: Education
Curiosity and empathy, educational lessons from the Passover seder
Caption: A family at a modern Passover seder on the first night of the holiday in Tzur Hadassah,...
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U. Albany students note Shabbat and books
“Shabbat 360” an annual mega-Shabbat dinner at the University of Albany co-sponsored by UAlbany...
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What’s it all about? Poetry class set by COGH that relates Jewish sensibility to nature
SUSAN COMMINOS SCHENECTADY—What’s It All About? Part 2, a poetry reading-and-writing course...
Read MoreJewish college students report increasing anti-Semitism, poll says
By VITA FELLIG JNS As many as 74% of Jewish college students believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem on campus, according to a recent poll conducted by the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC). A total of 30% reported...
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Jewish immigration to Bolivia to be theme of Agudat Achim Zoom program
ROBERT BROCKMANN SCHENECTADY –Congregation Agudat Achim will host a free Zoom program with the...
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Yom Ha-Shoah lecture by Dr. Cristina Florea set for March 24 at University at Albany
Dr. CRISTINA FLOREA Dr. Cristina Florea, a historian of modern Europe, with a particular focus on...
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The JFNENY Women’s Philanthropy lists talk between Abigail Pogrebin, Rabbi Dov Linzer
Abigail Pogrebin, left, and Rabbi Dov Linzer as featured on their Tablet podcast. The Jewish...
Read MoreDid Joshua fight in vain? Let’s talk history!
A primer for Gen Z and the rest of us BY RIVKAH ROTHSCHILD Joshua fought for our land. He won, and then divided the land by lottery into nine and a half areas. Each area belonged to a different tribe and each tribe...
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Musical instrument drive at Crossgates, March 8
Vanguard-Inc., the volunteer wing of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, seeks used musical instruments...
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Columbia’s unapologetic terrorist professor
RASHID KHALIDI, author and American historian of the Middle East, the Edward Said Professor of...
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Amidah Albany hosts Josh Levs, media fact checker, at Albany Center
Josh Levs discussed media fact checking at the Albany Jewish Community Center on Feb. 23...
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