EARLY YEARS Born in Chester, Pa., and moved to Camden at the age of four. ALMA MATERS A graduate of Camden High School, he earned both his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania ARMY SERVICE He rose to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, and received a citation from President Harry S. Truman. More...

Israeli politicians criticized Ehud Olmert for his reported plans to renew talks with Syria. An unnamed official from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office told Ha'aretz that Olmert would contact Turkish officials to discuss renewing the Turkish-mediated Israel- Syria talks. More...

BookMates volunteers, their friends and relatives, Jewish Community Relations Council and Catholic-Jewish Commission board members, Subaru of America, the Healey Family Foundation, and countless other community members joined forces in August and September to show their support for the BookMates literacy program. More...

The Jewish Federation is once again participating in the GivingExpress® Online Program from American Express. This program is open to American Express card members, and runs through Dec. 31. More...

Julie Schonfeld was chosen as the first female rabbi to direct an American rabbinical association. Schonfeld was named as the new executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly, the Conservative movement's rabbinic group. She will succeed Rabbi Joel Meyers, who will step down July 1. More...

MEDOFF-FRIEDMAN Mitchell and Stephanie Medoff and Judge Joshua and Andy Friedman of Cherry Hill, announce the marriage of their children, Carly Alyssa Medoff and Jonathan Michael Friedman. The ceremony took place July 6 at Cong. M'kor Shalom in Cherry Hill. Rabbi Alana Wasserman of Cong. M'kor Shalom and Rabbi Aaron Krupnick of Cong. Beth El officiated. More...

CELIA (nee Barlam) MARCHIONE-ARNOPOL, of Cherry Hill, died on Oct. 31. Wife of Joseph Marchione. Mother of Joi (Leonard) Mirsky and Robert Arnopol. Sister of Melvin (Gladys) Barlam. Aunt of Terry Barlam and Cindy Garnick. More...

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 CONG. BETH EL Annual Women's Dinner will take place for the last time at the Chapel Ave. location. TEMPLE EMANUEL Seniors Brown Bag Lunch at noon. Call 489-0029. CONG. M'KOR SHALOM Thanksgiving Turkey Drive will take place through Nov. 23. Bring a frozen turkey to our kitchen. The freezer will be marked "Turkey Drive." Call 424-4220. More...

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 SOUTH JERSEY JEWISH SINGLES Meeting at Temple Emanuel at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Jerome David will speak about "Israel at Sixty." All are welcome. Free to members and $3 to nonmembers. Call Rhonda Solomon at 273-0423 for details. More...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 CONG. B'NAI TIKVAH Tot Shabbat at 7 p.m. for families with children up to age seven. Call 589-6550 for details. CONG. M'KOR SHALOM Family Services at 7:30 p.m. for families with schoolaged children. Our thirdgraders will be honored. Call 424-4220 for details. More...

"Change has come to America," Barack Obama said the night of his election. And regardless of who we voted for, we have embraced that change. The definitive election of the 47-year-old son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas as the 44th president of the United States has made magnificent history, giving us a new pride in America. More...

NEW YORK More...

For many years now you would have been considered very patriotic to buy American cars in light of their inferiority. Now that we are dealing with a harsh new financial reality in our country, I feel strongly that we should buy only cars made by the three American companies. More...

Parshat Chayeh Sarah Gen. 23:1-25:18 If you walk into any bookstore, you will find an entire section on marriage and relationships. Countless radio programs, television programs, movies and websites are devoted to creating wholesome and meaningful marital relationships. More...

Full Story