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WEBThe Pittsburgh group behind a ballot referendum that would compel the city to boycott Israel said it won’t defend the measure against multiple legal challenges, ending its longshot bid to make November’s ballot.
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WEBMordechai Rosenstein, Calligrapher Whose Art Illuminates Jewish homes and synagogues, Dies at 90. JTA. Mordechai Rosenstein, a painter and calligrapher whose brightly colored illuminations of Hebrew texts adorn countless Jewish homes, offices …
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WEBMildred "Millie" Newman (nee Freed), of Pikesville, Maryland, formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at the age of 90....
The Jewish Story Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ Explained
WEBAug 2, 2023 · A profound shift occurred in Oppenheimer during the mid-1930s, as he watched family, friends and scientific minds crushed under the tides of Nazism in Germany and the economic collapse at home. “I had a continuing, smoldering fury about the treatment of Jews in Germany,” he said in his testimony.
Temple Sholom Adds to Long Legacy of Openness - Jewish …
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Rigler’s Temple Sholom counts about 430 families in its congregation. But unlike many synagogues today, the Broomall building’s membership does not skew older. It ranges from newborns to 100-year-olds, the rabbi said. During the pandemic, the temple’s doors even opened to people outside the Philadelphia area, according to Rigler.
Congregation Tifereth Israel Gathering Again in Bensalem Sanctuary
WEBOct 18, 2022 · Before COVID, Congregation Tifereth Israel’s membership base dropped from 250 to less than 130, according to congregants. But over the past two-and-a-half years, it has gone back up a little. In August 2020, the building reopened after a five-month pandemic closure, and CTI’s nursery school had 24 kids. For the 2022-’23 school year, it …
Ohev Shalom Continues to Survive and Grow - Jewish Exponent
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Ohev Shalom of Bucks County opened in 1976 — just as Jews were moving to the area — and, in that time, it has reflected the evolution of the area’s Jewish community. From the mid-1970s through the ’90s, the Conservative synagogue grew from 25 founding families to more than 700 members, as baby boomers sought a …
Jamie Apody Has a Unique Jewish History That Shaped Her Life
WEBJul 5, 2023 · Flora Apodi, who lives to 100, meets her grandson Tanner in 2012. Courtesy of Jamie Apody. That hasn’t changed despite her husband, Paul Coleman, being Catholic. “I tried to find a nice Jewish guy, but I found a nice human,” said Apody, who regularly attended Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill before the pandemic and sent her sons ...