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Odessa Still Throbs With Jewish Life

Paul Berger went to Odessa chasing a myth about a disappearing Jewish culture. In Isaac Babel’s hometown, he found a community that is very much alive and kicking. Click here for the rest of the article...

Ottumwa once had a thriving Jewish community

Ottumwa used to have a thriving Jewish community.

Seven Krakow synagogues to open—for one night

Seven historic synagogues in Krakow that are closed for most of the year will open for one night.

Krakow Synagogues To Open for a Night

Seven historic synagogues in Krakow that are closed for most of the year will open for one night. Click here for the rest of the article...

Jewish festival draws families for day of fun

It wasn’t just a parade or a fair packed with games and rides nor was it just a musical concert or an offering of favorite summer foods. It wasn’t just a sing-along around a bon fire either. The Great Jewish Family Festival, held May 10 at Westfield Old Orchard, was all of the above, and to leave out any of these features was to miss some of the fun. The festival drew from nearby communities ...

Jewish temple opens today in Fort Mill

Temple Solel begins monthly meetings in Fort Mill tonight.

Jewish pilgrims stay away from Tunisia festival

Security concerns and threats from some Salafi Islamists kept thousands of Jewish pilgrims away from an annual celebration on the Tunisian island of Djerba this week.

Jewish Family Services celebrates 100th anniversary

By Cindy Mindell ~ WEST HARTFORD – In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Eastern European emigration increased the Jewish population in Hartford from 1,500 to nearly 20,000,... Read more »

Young Families Inject Life Into Budapest Synagogues

Linda Ban is a rebbetzin, but with a mass of curly hair and chunky rings on the fingers of both hands, she hardly fits the stereotype of a Central European rabbi’s wife.

Synagogues slowly expanding inclusion to those with emotional, mental disabilities

As physical adaptations like wheelchair access have become more widespread, synagogues have made strides at including congregants with emotional, behavioral or mental disabilities, but there is still a long way to go.


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