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JTA – An ancient Jewish site located just 30 miles from Islamic State-controlled Mosul is at risk of collapsing, a representative of Kurdish Jewry says.
Sherzan Omer, Kurdish Jewry’s …
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8/4/16
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The month of Elul is here, the time for reflection, penitence, and asking forgiveness of those we may have wronged. We greet people we meet with wishes for a good year. To family and friends near and …
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GERALDINE S. FOSTER
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9/15/16
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EAST GREENWICH – Nearly 50 people braved snowy weather on Feb. 12 for an open discussion of the potential for cooperation between pro-Israel Christians and Jews.
Organized by …
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HOWARD BROWN
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3/2/17
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The David C. Isenberg Family Early Childhood Center at the Alliance’s Dwares JCC participated in the Week of the Young Child, an annual event hosted by the National Association for the …
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4/27/17
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NEWPORT – On this remarkable Aug. 20, about 200 people participated in a ceremony at the Touro Synagogue in which a Catholic nun and Muslim imam played leading roles. During this …
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Sam Shamoon
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8/24/17
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Journalists, authors and a fashion blogger will be among the speakers at the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s “Evening of Jewish Renaissance,” which returns on Nov. 17 after a three-year hiatus.
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LARRY KESSLER
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11/8/18
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem for a solidarity rally with a march against anti-Semitism in New York.
The rally on Jan. 5 was organized by The Jewish Agency …
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MARCY OSTER
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1/8/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz signed a deal Monday [April 20] to form a “national emergency government” that keeps …
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MARCY OSTER
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4/20/20
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(JTA) — There’s no sugarcoating it: 2020 was a difficult, trying, tragic year.
But just because COVID-19 dominated the headlines and our personal lives, that doesn’t mean there weren’t any Jewish bright spots. Plenty of history was made, from a march of tens of thousands against anti-Semitism to a new kind of vaccine that Jewish doctors helped create, to a Jewish vice-presidential spouse.
Here are some of the Jewish stories that helped distract us from the pain of the past year.
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GABE FRIEDMAN
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12/29/20
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PROVIDENCE – When you think of the “Old World,” what comes to mind? Cobblestone streets and ornate stone buildings? Castles and grand balls?
Sometimes we forget about a dire …
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CARL SHULMAN
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1/10/22
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