Since 2006, only one religious group in the U.S. has had a federally proclaimed month celebrating its history. That’s when President George W. Bush officially declared May as Jewish American …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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5/17/17
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What’s the latest trend in Jewish baby names? While many parents give their children anglicized versions of their Hebrew names —Rachel can be Rachel in either language — others …
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By Joanna C. Valente, Kveller via JTA
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5/17/17
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The Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach has announced its student commencement honors.
Valedictorian: Nicole Israeli
Nicole Israeli, Hebrew Language …
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5/17/17
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North Shore Hebrew Academy /North Shore Hebrew Academy High School’s annual dinner celebration, at the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation, celebrated 62 years of excellence in yeshiva education. …
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5/17/17
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Oxford University’s Corpus Christi College, the Center for Jewish History and Yeshiva University Museum last weekend opened an exhibition of breath-taking treasures seen in America for the …
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5/17/17
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Midreshet Shalhevet celebrated the upcoming 50th anniversary of Yom Yerushalayim at its Ninth Annual Scholarship Dinner on Sunday, May 7, at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere.
“We honor …
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5/17/17
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Each year, Shulamith eighth graders travel to Washington to celebrate the end of their elementary school years and their upcoming graduation. On May 10 and 11, the Class of 2017, accompanied by …
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By Sara Stein, Grade 8
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5/17/17
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“Herr Adolf Hitler of Germany would be covered with confusion if he dared to enter the strictly kosher home of Mrs. Rose Hitler, pretty young Jewish housewife, who lives at 233 E. 92nd St., in …
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By Gabe Friedman and Marissa Roer, JTA
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5/17/17
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The parents of an American-born yeshiva student who was shot to death in 1996 at a West Bank bus stop have sued to recover the $156 million in damages they were awarded by a U.S. jury in a landmark …
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5/17/17
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More than a dozen students, teachers and mothers from Yeshiva Har Torah in Little Neck participated in a group hair donation in West Hempstead on Monday.
They each contributed at least eight …
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5/17/17
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