AGE: 64 FAMILY: Wife Beth; children Gaye, Sharon, and Devon; 8 grandchildren PETS: Barney, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and Misha, a Golden Retriever HOBBIES: Cooking and travel FAVORITE FOODS: Spaghetti & shawarma FAVORITE BOOKS & MOVIES: Harry Potter As a youngster growing up in Bound Brook, New Jersey, Harvey Jacob wo More...

TEL AVIV—Yaron Aizenbud lays out in neat rows a set of patented titanium tools designed for back surgery, picks out a curved drill that matches the curve of a spine and a plastic model of vertebrae, and simulates how the drill is used to stabilize a damaged spine. More...

Local musicians will have a chance to shine at the third annual Katz JCC Summer Family MusicFest on Monday, Aug. 2. With all the remarkable homegrown talent available to the community, this year’s MusicFest will be a grassroots event showcasing that talent. According to Elaine Samson, event chair, “This is our way of acknowledging the vast talent in our community. More...

Nechama’s parents immigrated to Israel from Iran and settled in Hebron, where she was born. As a teenager, her family moved to Jerusalem where she finished her studies. At age 22, she met and married her husband. More...

NEW YORK—After a death watch lasting nearly two years, news that the end of the American Jewish Congress was imminent set off a flurry of emails in the Jewish organizational world wondering if the nine-decade-old advocacy group indeed was shuttering its doors. News of the demise was posted by eJewishPhilanthropy.com, a website focused on Jewish nonprofits. More...

VORTREFLICH-BIEG Jane and Chuck Vortreflich of Marlton announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Leigh, to Gregory Bastion Bieg, son of Barbara and Bernard Bieg of Haddonfield. Allison is a graduate of Rowan Univ. with a B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. She is working at PHH Mortgage as a Senior Consultant. More...

ELI BROSS, 96, of Bergenfield, died on July 4. Husband of the late Beatrice (nee Weiseneck) Bross and the late Ruth (nee Hyatt) Bross. Father of Dr. Theodore (Terri) Bross, David (Caryn) Bross and Dr. Robert (Michelle) Bross. Brother of Diane Berman. Grandfather of six. A veteran of WWII, he served with the Army Air Corps in the Pacific. More...

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 TEMPLE SINAI OF CINNAMINSON Learn to blow the Shofar every week through Aug. Call 829-0658. FRIDAY, JULY 30 CONG. BETH TIKVAH “Flip Flop Friday” Shabbat service at 8 p.m. Call 983-8090. SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 ADATH EMANU-EL More...

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 SJ JEWISH SINGLES Golfland Miniature Golf on Haddonfield-Berlin Rd. at 6:30 p.m. Socialize afterwards at Friendly’s Restaurant. Call Judy at 609-953-8649. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 SJ JEWISH SINGLES Dinner at Harvest House at 6:30 p.m. Separate Checks. Call Judy at 609-953-8649. More...

The conversion bill recently submitted to Israel’s Knesset contained elements that could have caused damage to both the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Although those in favor of the bill and those opposed to it have agreed to delay further consideration of the bill for six months, this is one piece of legislation that should never have been submitted in the first place. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA)—J Street, the leftist lobbying organization that claims to be pro-Israel, is running a television ad www.jta.org or www.youtube.com that divides the world into two groups: the good guys who support the two-state solution, the end of the occupation and peace; and the bad guys who oppose these results and instead favor a continuation of violence. More...

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