After the death of Leonard Cohen, sales of a rather recent biography of him spiked. However, I don’t recommend dying in order to make one’s book popular – especially since it …
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LARRY KATZ
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12/9/16
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JTA — After a highly publicized search, a Jewish man with a deadly cancer has found a bone marrow donor.
On Dec. 6, Adam Krief, a 31-year-old father of three living in Los Angeles, …
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12/9/16
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(MyJewishLearning via JTA) – Do you have friends or family members who are new to Judaism? Maybe they recently converted, married a Jew or became newly interested in their Jewish roots? Or …
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JULIE WIENER
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12/9/16
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – The son and a granddaughter of the late Israeli President Shimon Peres reportedly will join the first family to mark Hanukkah at the White House.
Nechemia …
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12/9/16
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What’s the difference between these terms? A menorah is a candelabrum with seven or nine branches or holders for light; it is often associated with the seven-branched menorah that was in the …
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RUTH BREINDEL
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12/9/16
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Hundreds of Rhode Islanders are expected to attend the Foundry Artists Association’s Holiday Art Show this weekend in their quest to find that perfect gift.
Liza Abelson, a …
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SAM SERBY
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12/9/16
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To celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving, students in Grades 1-8 at the Providence Hebrew Day School attended an assembly organized by Jeffrey Stoloff, fourth-grade general studies teacher. …
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12/9/16
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JTA – From a new audio version of “Hanukkah Bear” – a holiday favorite by National Jewish Book Award winner Eric A. Kimmel – to a novel for young teens set during the …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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12/9/16
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Remember last summer?
[Photo gallery]
Campers from 2016 J-Camp participated in many electives including the newspaper group, led by Fran Ostendorf, editor of The Voice. Here are some samples of their writing and illustrating to prompts. …
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12/9/16
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Nov. 28, 2016 – The Bornstein Holocaust Education Center joins with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in being profoundly disturbed by the hateful rhetoric that occurred at a …
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12/9/16
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