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jewish communities
Honoring the Zaglembie Memorial in Mevo Modi’im
Rabbi Avraham and Rabbi Chaim Braverman
May 29, 2019
An oasis of hope amidst the turmoil
Jewish Journal
October 22, 2015
Another convulsion of sectarian violence has swept Israel and Palestine these past weeks shattering lives and inculcating dread between Jewish and Arab communities.
Isaak hopes to ‘tailor make’ programs for small Jewish communities
Jewish Journal
April 2, 2010
WHEELING, W.Va. — One week after Ofer Goren, the Israeli mime, performed at Temple Shalom here, the national director of the organization that sent him came to town to plan future programs and to pitch a conference in Israel for leaders of small Jewish communities around the globe.
Holidays, happiness and hope for Sderot
Danielle Berrin
April 18, 2008
When Ari Platt spent a Shabbat in Sderot and saw the depleted condition of civic life there, he knew he had to do something.\n\nIn only a few weeks, the Los Angeles native, currently studying at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem, decided to organize a Purim carnival for the town of Sderot — a reprieve from their harsh reality for a day of festivity, spirit and celebration. He galvanized support from the Jewish communities in Los Angeles and Israel, despite warnings from his yeshiva that he was embarking on a dangerous mission.
Billion-Dollar Plan on Line in Fight for 11th
Idan Ivri
November 25, 2004
In March, City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski will be termed out of office. Two well-connected front-runners, Bill Rosendahl and Flora Gil Krisiloff, are already battling for the prize of representing the quarter-million people — including the sizable Jewish communities in places like Brentwood and Pacific Palisades.
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