Chabad opens new center, synagogue in Antwerp
Jewish Journal
March 18, 2013
Chabad has opened a new synagogue and Jewish community center in Antwerp.
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For Chabad misfits, a place to call home
Jewish Journal
February 26, 2013
On a freezing Friday night in Brooklyn, a group of 18 Crown Heights residents scurry through the crowds of Jews leaving synagogue and make their way to a second-story apartment on Rogers Avenue for Shabbat dinner.
Synagogue in Siberia damaged by meteorite
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2013
A synagogue in Siberia was lightly damaged by a meteorite that fell nearby.
Chabad claim denied
Jonah Lowenfeld
February 7, 2013
A California appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling denying a claim from Chabad of California Inc. of an $18-million pledge the local Jewish nonprofit group said was promised to it by philanthropist Roland Arnall. Chabad said Arnall promised to donate the money before his death in 2008.
Slain doctor Ronald Gilbert remembered for his love of Judaism
Ryan Torok
January 31, 2013
Friends and family of Dr. Ronald Gilbert, the urologist gunned down Monday in the exam room of his Newport Beach offices, told a large crowd gathered for the doctor’s funeral Wednesday he had devoted himself to living a Jewish life.
Brooklyn man sues police for beating at Chabad center
Jewish Journal
January 23, 2013
A Brooklyn man who alleges that he was beaten by New York police officers at a Chabad youth center in Brooklyn filed a civil rights lawsuit.
Calendar Picks and Clicks: Jan 19–25, 2013
Ryan Torok
January 16, 2013
Schloss, the childhood friend and stepsister of Anne Frank, appears in person to give a firsthand account of the discovery and printing of Frank’s diary as well as provide insights into Frank’s life. Much like Frank, Schloss survived the Holocaust hidden in a Dutch home before being discovered by the Nazis. A Holocaust educator based in London, Schloss is a trustee with the Anne Frank Educational Trust, U.K., and has shared her experience in the books “Eva’s Story” and “The Promise.” Tue. 6:30 p.m. Free. USC University Park Campus, Bovard Auditorium, Los Angeles. (213) 748-5884. chabadusc.com/anne.
Mayor Villaraigosa joins Chabad at Menorah lighting
Ryan Torok
December 12, 2012
On Dec. 7, the dancing rabbis of Chabad and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came together at Los Angeles City Hall to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Chanukah lessons in a post-Sandy world
Jonah Lowenfeld
December 5, 2012
Late last month, I was in Breezy Point, the isolated beachfront neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., that has become an iconic image for the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Berlin’s Jewish community offering help for Sandy victims
Jewish Journal
November 6, 2012
A Jewish woman in Berlin with family in hard-hit Staten Island, N.Y., started a clothing drive for those affected by superstorm Sandy.
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