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Hanukkah: Alaska Celebrates Start of Jewish Holiday
Channel 2 NewsOn Friday, pre-schoolers at the Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska prepared for the Hanukkah holiday a little early by practicing to light a menorah. For the past two weeks, the children have been learning the story of Hanukkah, decorating the classroom,...Tags: Holidays, Hanukkah, Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Arts and Culture
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Holocaust Survivor Living in Alaska Shares Her Story
Channel 2 NewsTwo Alaska residents were honored Saturday at the ninth annual Jewish Cultural Gala in Anchorage, held to benefit the new Jewish Cultural Campus, for being sparks of light in the darkest chapter of human history. Rachel Gottstein, married to Barney...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Abusive Behavior, Israel, Nazi Party, Tuberculosis
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READER SUBMITTED: Vintage Players Present "Driving Miss Daisy"
MiddletownThe Vintage Players, a highly respected local theater group will be performing "Driving Miss Daisy" at Adath Israel Synagogue, 8 Broad St., on Sunday, June 2 at 4 p.m. A unique feature of the performance will be a panel dialogue at the conclusion of...Tags: Middletown, Religion and Belief
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READER SUBMITTED: June 23 Fundraisers To Send Jewish Children With Develomental Disabilities To Camp This Summer
StatewideThe Fourth Annual Tour de Shuls is looking for participants, volunteers and donors to help them raise funds to send Jewish children with developmental disabilities to camp this summer. On June 23, participants can ride, run, walk or even participate...Tags: Granby, Israel, Religion and Belief, Simsbury, West Hartford
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Rama Burshtein's Orthodox tale 'Fill the Void' is from the inside
Israeli writer-director Rama Burshtein felt a lot of pressure graduating from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem two decades ago because everyone expected great things from her. "They said, 'She is a promise,"' recalled Burshtein,...
Tags: Entertainment, Christian Orthodoxy, Movies, Tel Aviv (Israel), Fill the Void (movie)
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Bringing the history of Jews in L.A. into clearer focus
What is the Jewish experience in Los Angeles? "Nobody even thinks about Jews being here or, if they do, maybe they think about Hollywood," said Karen Wilson, guest curator at the Autry National Center. "They might possibly, if they're local, think about...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Awards and Prizes, Tel Aviv (Israel), Academy Awards, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Activists rally against potential L.A. Times sale to Koch brothers
About 100 activists rallied in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening to protest a potential sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to the politically conservative Koch brothers. Part of the group -- a collection of environmentalists,...
Tags: Newspapers, Investments, Newspaper and Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Bruce Karsh
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: Authors, Prosecution, Islam, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Egypt
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Herz excited about taking over boys basketball at Posnack
Sun SentinelTo say that David Posnack Jewish Day School athletic director Danny Herz is excited to also be taking over as boys basketball coach would be putting it mildly. “I have a huge passion for high school basketball and coaching high school basketball,&...Tags: Robin Williams, Schools, Sports, Religion and Belief, High School Sports
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Car Wash, flea market and Frisbee golf offered at Jewish Community Center June 4
Join members of the Jewish Community Center of Allentown for a car wash event, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 4 at the center. The children's car wash costs $10 per car and $15 for large vehicles and SUVs, according to JCC's website. Also included in...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Allentown, Religion and Belief
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Saturday Bipolar for Dummies, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Broward Health North, 201 E. Sample Road, Pompano Beach. Call 954-923-8272. Emergency Preparedness Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 851 NW 112th Ave., Plantation. Free. Call 954-483-9304. Fort Lauderdale Home...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Dwayne Johnson, Behavioral Conditions, The Salvation Army
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Calling On Dr. Ruth About Her Play At TheaterWorks
The Hartford CourantThe doorbell of the apartment in a modest brick building in a quiet residential neighborhood in Washington Heights rings like Big Ben announcing the queen. "Come in, come in," says the chirpy, accented voice of Ruth Westheimer, known more popularly as...Tags: That '70s Show (tv program), Dwayne Johnson, University of Paris, TheaterWorks, Columbia University
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