To the Jews who came to America in the 19th and 20th century, America was the goldene medina , “the Golden Country.” The passion Jewish immigrants had for America was based not only on …
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BY RABBI JEFFREY GOLDWASSER, RABBI SARAH MACK and MARTY COOPER
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2/16/17
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Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
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RUTH BREINDEL
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2/16/17
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JTA – The New York commuter who led several others on a Manhattan subway to clean away anti-Semitic graffiti with hand sanitizer is being honored by the Anti-Defamation League.
Jared Nied, …
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2/16/17
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Memory and art have been bound together since cave dwellers first drew primitive bison and horses on cave walls. From those prehistoric moments until today, artists’ pictures and …
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LINDA SHAMOON
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2/16/17
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The New England Academy of Torah (NEAT) Mock Trial team recently beat the team from Portsmouth High School in the Rhode Island state playoffs. After winning two trials out of three on their way to …
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2/16/17
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Brown RISD Hillel Rabbi Michelle Dardashti was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Baltimore.
Dardashti was ordained and received an M.A. in Jewish education from the Jewish …
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SAM SERBY
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2/16/17
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When Georgia Hunter was 15, one of her teacher at the Moses Brown School, Ransom Griffin, assigned her class a family “I-Search” project.
Hunter chose to interview her …
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ANNE DIFFILY
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2/16/17
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BBYO’s annual winter Kallah, held at the Hilton Hartford Hotel in Connecticut in late January, drew 85 New England Region teens and 240 from the Connecticut Valley Region for a weekend of …
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COURTNEY WEINER
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2/16/17
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The March/April show in the Gallery at Temple Habonim features three very different creative approaches. The show will open with a wine and cheese reception on Sunday, March 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. It …
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2/16/17
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JTA – Liberal and centrist American Jewish groups expressed dismay following remarks by President Donald Trump that he “can live with” a one-state solution to the …
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2/16/17
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