Category: Personal Stories
A Jewish day most Jews have never heard about; A Jewish burial practice
Tombstones in a Jewish cemetery. Photo courtesy of DominikRh/Pixabay. By YAEL DAVIDOWITZ JNS On...
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Israeli rebbetzin and activist reports on her activities
Bruria Efune addressing the crowd By Dr. SUSIE ROSENBERG ALBANY–Bethlehem Chabad recently hosted...
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Disability Inclusion and Mental Health Awareness to be focus for Colonie Chabad Feb. 20, 21
ALEENA BUCHANAN ALBANY– In conjunction with Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month...
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‘When the plane landed, I started crying, it felt like home,’ indigenous Canadian says of Israel
Crystal Lavallee, front left, a filmmaker from the Niagara area in Ontario who is of Métis and...
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SJCC Film Fest to focus on Orthodox LGBTQ+; With screening of ‘Pink Lady,’ discussion
A scene from the upcoming Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) Film Festival screening of...
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From Paris to New York — My Babcia’s Recipes
By VICKY TALBOT PR & Advertising Director, The Jewish World In Polish, the word for...
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Pennsylvania governor tells reporters his Jewish faith is deeper amid surging anti-Semitism
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro holds a roundtable discussion at the Wyoming County Emergency...
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‘Israel saved my life basically twice,’ bobsleigh Olympian for Jewish state says
Israeli bobsleigh athlete to compete in activities such as these in Winter Olympics. By BEN BARUCH...
Read MoreSJCA slates the annual Matthew M. Neugroschel Evening of Jewish Storytelling
Saratoga Jewish Community Arts will present its annual Matthew M. Neugroschel Jewish Storytelling Program, on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs and on Zoom. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m....
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From a Romanian forced labor camp to a proud grandfather
Holocaust survivor Arie Reiter, left, and his granddaughter, IDF Sgt. A. (face blurred for...
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Working with survivors to tell their stories, before it’s too late
Eva Schloss, the stepdaughter of Otto Frank, with the students during a discussion on the...
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From boy to man?—Jewish lay leader impresses his congregants…
Curtis Green, left, and Asher Tomberg on Simchat Torah. By MARILYN SHAPIRO Services at...
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