BY TOM TUGEND
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Kirk Douglas – actor, director, producer, author, philanthropist and Torah student – is celebrating his 100th birthday on Dec. 9, and …
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TOM TUGEND
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12/9/16
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It was a lovely day in Paris as we made our way from our rental in the Marais to the Metro station at the Place de la Republique. Our destination: the Musée d’Orsay. The history of the …
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Geraldine S. Foster
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1/20/17
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JTA – With costumes, spiels and lots of drinking, Purim is one of Judaism’s most raucous holidays. You might know about beautiful Esther thwarting evil Haman’s plans, the custom of …
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Julie Wiener
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3/2/17
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On May 21, several hundred students, teachers and parents gathered at the Alliance’s Dwares Jewish Community Center, in Providence, for the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center’s …
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LEV POPLOW
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6/9/17
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JTA – For nearly 50 years, my father had a best friend named Al. They grew up in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn, and after returning from the service in World War II, they each married and …
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JOYCE NEWMARK
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9/25/17
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(StatePoint) While getting vaccinated is important for people of all ages, it’s especially important for adults with heart disease. They are more likely to have serious complications from …
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11/9/17
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It’s winter and that means cold, dry weather and dry, itchy skin. We asked Dr. David Pomerantz, of School Street Dermatology, in Pawtucket, for advice on how to combat this common …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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1/4/18
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JTA – A former Nazi SS guard, now 94, went on trial Nov. 6 for being complicit in the mass murders of several hundred prisoners at the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp.
Johann Rehbogen, …
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11/8/18
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“I survived by sheer willpower. I was beaten, I was tortured. I was starved. The will to live — no matter how difficult the instances were, the circumstances. I did not give …
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Jewish Rhode Island Staff
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1/10/19
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What is the future of the Jewish people? Very few have truly developed a comprehensive vision. Avraham Infeld is one of those few, and he will share this vision at the Joseph Teverow and …
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LARRY KATZ
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10/31/19
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