Bomb threats called in to Houston synagogues
Jewish Journal
May 2, 2013
Two Houston synagogues received bomb threats.
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L.A. Teens Win More Than 70 Medals at Maccabi Games
Jewish Journal
September 5, 2012
Team Westside’s luggage was a little heavier on its return flight from the Maccabi Games in Houston last month. Athletes won a combined total of 18 medals in three sports at the annual competition, which took place Aug. 5-10.
Holy hoops: The story of the Beren Academy basketball team
Jewish Journal
March 9, 2012
For one week, the boys basketball team of the Robert M. Beren Academy in Houston, Texas, made nationwide headlines.
Orthodox school falls short in Texas tournament
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2012
The Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston lost, 46-42, to Abilene Christian in the 2A private and parochial boys basketball state championship game.
Shabbat conflict sends Beren Academy hoops squad to the sidelines
Jewish Journal
February 28, 2012
Chris Cole, the coach of the boys\’ basketball team at the Robert M. Beren Academy in Houston, says his squad is peaking coming off its 27-point victory in the state tournament quarterfinals.
Saving Golani: An Israeli puppy’s journey from Jerusalem to Houston
Jewish Journal
November 21, 2011
A puppy born in Israel and abandoned in the streets of Jerusalem has completed his unlikely journey to a new home and new life in Houston, Texas: the final stop on a trek that began beneath the wheels of a tour bus that was parked in front of the hotel where Texas State Representative Debbie Riddle (R-Houston) and the tour group she and her husband brought to Israel were staying.
In N.Y. and Houston, Jewish communities are struggling with tragedy
Jewish Journal
July 19, 2011
The two tragedies occurred 1,500 miles apart and in much different circumstances, but both united a community in shock, horror and grief.
Rabbi talks about Gabrielle Giffords’ status, connection to faith [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
March 4, 2011
Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in Houston.
A Race Against Time and Floodwaters
Chanan Tigay
September 8, 2005
Stepping up to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, Jewish day schools opened their doors to evacuees, families welcomed strangers into their homes, Jewish rescue squads searched through the storm\’s wreckage and Jewish organizations raised millions of dollars for those whose lives were turned topsy-turvy by the deadly storm.
Houston has quickly become a major haven for victims who have been left, for the moment at least, without homes. The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston quickly jumped into action to aid the beleaguered evacuees, Jew and non-Jew alike.
A Frantic Hour
Rob Eshman
September 8, 2005
The dumbest question asked by any reporter anywhere in response to Hurricane Katrina came last Monday in Houston.\n\nFormer Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. Bush had just finished announcing a special relief effort — the Hurricane Katrina Fund — when someone in the press pool blurted out, \”What do you think of reports that the levees were intentionally broken?\”\n\nThe two men were already walking away at that point, but you could see the question register on Clinton\’s perennially exhausted face. Uncertainty — did she really say that? — then anger — how dare she say that? — then sadness — what a sick, sick world where someone could even think that.
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