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EUROPE
Palace Gathering Presents Opportunity to Make a Blessing
July 23, 2008
The founders of a leading addiction counseling center in England renewed an acquaintance made with Prince Edward, seventh in line to the British throne. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Evacuations Begin in Face of Approaching Tropical Storm
July 22, 2008
A Jewish summer camp prepared to evacuate South Padre Island, Texas, as Tropical Storm Dolly gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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ISRAEL
Israel Turns to Terror Victims After Another Bulldozer Attack
July 22, 2008
As the city of Jerusalem cleaned up after another terrorist attack, Chabad’s Terror Victims Project geared up to once more visit the injured in the hospital. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Greek Life Partners With Campus-Based Jewish Student Centers
July 21, 2008
The presence of rabbis at national gatherings of Greek-life organizations testifies to strengthening partnerships between campus-based Jewish student centers and fraternities and sororities. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Bouncing Babies Evoke Smiles in Monthly Visits to Senior Center
July 21, 2008
Residents of a suburban New York senior center look forward to the musically-enhanced visits by a local Jewish Mommy and Me group. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Organization Dedicated to Holocaust Survivors Expanding to Montreal
July 21, 2008
A New York City program that pairs volunteers with homebound Holocaust survivors is expanding its operations with the establishment of a center in Montreal. |
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EUROPE
Bulgarian Jews Take Triple-Header Celebration to Capital’s Streets
July 17, 2008
The avenues of Sofia overflowed with celebrants as the local Jewish community feted a new Torah scroll, ritual bath and restaurant in festivities that spanned the whole day. |
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EDUCATION
Jewish Law Symposium Examines Talmudic Take on Civil Rights
July 17, 2008
A New Jersey Supreme Court justice and scholar of the Talmud addressed the question of democracy and civil rights during a symposium on Jewish law. |
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THE ARTS
Jewish Music Gaining in Popularity During Summer Festival Season
July 16, 2008
In its third year, the Shoreline Jewish Festival in Guilford, Conn., drew a crowd of 1,800 people to the Northeast town’s historic green. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Urals Communities Gather for Hands-On Jewish Lessons
July 16, 2008
A three-day seminar for leaders of Jewish communities in Russia that do not have resident rabbis was an eye-opening explanation of Shabbat, according to Magnitogorsk community member Izya Yakovlevich. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Ukraine Rabbi Pushes for Prompt Return of Murdered Businessman
July 15, 2008
Odessa’s chief rabbi wants the body of Asaf Yagudaev to be returned to the United States for a prompt Jewish burial. |
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NORTH AMERICA
School District and Friendship Circle Partner to Help Children With Special Needs
July 15, 2008
Columbus City Schools signed on to the Friendship Circle’s LifeTown project after seeing its flagship facility in Detroit. |
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ISRAEL
Enmeshed in Their Golden Years, Jewish Retirees Go Back to Yeshiva
July 14, 2008
For Chaim Pyekrash, focusing on Torah for a few hours a day was just what he needed after a long career in journalism. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Jewish Outreach on Campus Expands by Leaps and Bounds
July 14, 2008
When Rabbi Shlomo and Chanie Silverman return to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks, they will join an ever-expanding army of emissaries dedicated to strengthening Jewish pride among college students. |
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EUROPE
Jewish Community Mourns Sudden Death of Polish Politician
July 14, 2008
Bronislaw Geremek, who died Sunday at the age of 76, was a Holocaust survivor who helped lead Poland’s anti-Communist revolution in the late 1980s. |
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OP-ED
Utah’s Jewish Secret Discovered During National Retreat
July 11, 2008
The annual National Jewish Retreat in the mountains just outside Salt Lake City was no ordinary vacation. According to one participant, the gathering offered a combination of “serenity and purpose.” |
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NORTH AMERICA
Southern California Fire Sparks Selflessness Among Jewish Residents
July 11, 2008
As firefighters battled a wildfire outside S. Barbara and Goleta, Calif., a Jewish center just one block from the evacuation line continued to offer support to displaced and anxious residents. |
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EDUCATION
School Bells Silent, Jewish Camps Near and Far Entice With Outdoor Fun
July 11, 2008
As the popularity of summer camping hits generational highs, a network of Jewish camps focuses on providing spiritual meaning to children’s vacations. |
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ISRAEL
Desert School Uses Food to Bring Home Lessons of Spiritual Importance
July 10, 2008
Staff and students at a day school in Arad, Israel, cemented their study of Chasidic thought with two local favorites: chocolate and pita bread. |
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