Category: Personal Stories
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder: U.S. supplies arms for Israel’s ‘genocide’
May 22, 2025 | 0
Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen, founders of the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream company, Oct....
Read MoreIndyCar driver born in Tel Aviv is just revving up
May 22, 2025 | 0
Israeli-born race-car driver Robert Shwartzman, 25, holds the Israeli flag. Photo Courtesy of...
Read MoreLeiah Bowden to share excerpts from her book at May 12 SJCC program
May 8, 2025 | 0
LEIAH BOWDEN SCHENECTADY– The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) has slated a free program...
Read MoreA Holocaust child survivor united two families for three generations
Apr 17, 2025 | 0
By MARSHA HALPERT As we near Yom HaShoahm, Marsha Halpert of Albany and a 2nd generation survivor shared with us some thoughts about one child during the Shoah and how people can help each other. Yom HaShoah, Holocaust...
Read MoreDriving Mr. Larry
Apr 17, 2025 | 0
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Source unknown The day of reckoning was finally...
Read MoreVeterans, others to note the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
Apr 10, 2025 | 0
Dachau Concentration Camp entrance on July 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of pxhidalgo. The region’s...
Read MoreHow did Israel place eighth in the 2025 World Happiness Report?
Apr 10, 2025 | 0
Photo courtesy of Deposit Photos [email protected] By RACHEL O’DONOGHUE JNS Israelis shouldn’t...
Read MoreStepping up during a situation; Halfons help Ukrainians make aliyah
Mar 27, 2025 | 0
Rabbi Yitzchak and Hodaya Halfon in Tel Aviv with a list of Jews they have helped during the...
Read More“Funny Girl” featured at Proctors April 1- 6
Mar 20, 2025 | 0
A scene from the upcoming production of “Funny Girl” to be staged at Proctors, April 1- 6. Hannah...
Read MoreSurvivor and artist Tibor Spitz to discuss his life and artwork
Mar 20, 2025 | 0
Artist Tibor Spitz ALBANY– Survivor Tibor Spitz will discuss his journey as an artist and his...
Read MoreAn undiscovered great star waits stage left
Mar 13, 2025 | 0
Clifton Park Hadassah’s Greatest Stars ~1985 By MARILYN SHAPIRO “I’m the greatest star, I am by...
Read MoreA pastry shop, a respite from protests at Columbia, offers year-round hamantaschen
Mar 13, 2025 | 0
The Hungarian Pastry Shop in Manhattan on March 5, 2025. Photo courtesy of Anna Rahmanan. JNS By...
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