Category: Personal Stories
“Funny Girl” featured at Proctors April 1- 6
A scene from the upcoming production of “Funny Girl” to be staged at Proctors, April 1- 6. Hannah...
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Survivor and artist Tibor Spitz to discuss his life and artwork
Artist Tibor Spitz ALBANY– Survivor Tibor Spitz will discuss his journey as an artist and his...
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An undiscovered great star waits stage left
Clifton Park Hadassah’s Greatest Stars ~1985 By MARILYN SHAPIRO “I’m the greatest star, I am by...
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A pastry shop, a respite from protests at Columbia, offers year-round hamantaschen
The Hungarian Pastry Shop in Manhattan on March 5, 2025. Photo courtesy of Anna Rahmanan. JNS By...
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Devastated winery on border with Lebanon — a sign of destruction after Hezbollah war
Shattered and fire-damaged wine bottles, some with wine remnants, line the floor of a...
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Women at war: IDF soldiers discuss their service in Gaza and Lebanon
Soldiers of the IDF’s mixed gender Caracal Infantry Battalion prepare for a 9.5-mile overnight...
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SJCA presents The Braid’s performance of ‘Traveler’s Prayer,’ Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
Poster from the “Travelers Prayer,” a Zoom presentation by The Braid. SARATOGA SPRINGS–...
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Thai farm workers attacked on Oct. 7 returning to Negev farms
Korawit Kaeokoed milking cows at Kibbutz Alumim, near the Gaza Strip, Jan. 22, 2025. Photo...
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Skidmore College to note International Holocaust Day with documentary, ‘Four Winters’
Poster for “Four Winters.” SARATOGA SPRINGS–The award winning film “Four Winters” will be screened...
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How they got out: One family’s escape from Austria
By MARILYN SHAPIRO For newlyweds Erwin and Selma Diwald, getting out of Austria wasn’t a choice....
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Life after loss: IDF widow reveals she is pregnant
Saadia Dery, right, and Idan Siboni, center, with Alexandroni Brigade comrades. Credit: Courtesy...
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Rabbi of Syrian Jewish community in Israel writes to Ahmed al-Sharaa, acting Syrian leader
A Jewish family at home in Damascus, Syria, in 1901. Photo courtesy of R.Y. Young via Wikimedia...
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