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JTA – Jewish groups called for civil and serious discussion about race, democracy and justice in the wake of a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed African-American teen in Ferguson. …
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12/4/14
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BOSTON (JTA) – Back in 1984, when Eric Kimmel was an up-and-coming children’s book author, he tried his hand at a Hanukkah story, one featuring goblins. Overly cautious Jewish editors rejected the manuscript, not knowing what to make of it, …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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12/4/14
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When you think back on your childhood, one of the first memories that likely pops into your head is cuddling in bed with mom and dad while they read bedtime stories to you until you doze off. It’s the moment that little ones wait for the entire …
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Irina Missiuro
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12/4/14
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Dear Wendy,
My grandchildren are coming to visit for Hanukkah, and I would like to make our home festive for the holiday! Where can I find Hanukkah decorations, gifts and goodies?
Sue, West Greenwich
Dear Sue,
Thanks for …
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Wendy Joering
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12/4/14
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Sharing their favorite Jewish chocolate experiences recently, a group of about 60 chocolate lovers didn’t even mention Hanukkah gelt.That is, until one woman at the New Jersey get-together shared her thoughts on the …
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Deborah R. Prinz
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12/4/14
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CHERRY HILL, N.J. (JTA) – As Hanukkah nears, let the grousing begin.
Too much is made of a holiday that Judaism ranks as a minor festival – one whose rite takes no more than five minutes to complete each night – some American Jews will …
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DIANNE ASHTON
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12/4/14
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JNS.org – The Ukrainian parliament’s decision to confirm a Jewish MP as speaker last week will not have major impact on the country’s Jewish community because in Ukraine “every person can get any position independent of his …
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12/4/14
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – It’s 3 p.m. on a Thursday, and the Jerusalem light rail is packed with secular and religious, Jew and Arab, as it heads east from the city’s Central Bus Station.
From there it passes some of the city’s most crowded …
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Ben Sales
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12/4/14
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BUDAPEST (JTA) – An anti-corruption whistleblower elected to head the Budapest Jewish community has sparked a crisis among the highest officials of Hungarian Jewry at a time of heightened tensions with the government.
The …
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Cnaan Liphshiz
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12/4/14
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The annual German Inventors’ Day is held on Nov. 9, the birthday of Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, a.k.a. Hedy Lamarr.
Kiesler made her film debut in 1930, at age 17. Two years later she earned notoriety for her nude romp through the woods in …
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Toby Rossner
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12/4/14
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