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May 6, 2009  RSS feed
Kim Fendrick's voice broke and her eyes welled with tears several times during her Yom Hashoah presentation. And, yes, the crowd filling the auditorium at the Weinberg Jewish Community Campus felt her pain, but it also felt her courage and her determination to prevail. More...
Repeat of 2001 not wanted

GENEVA — Eight years ago, the European Union of Jewish Students sent a 10-person delegation to Durban, South Africa, for the first U.N. World Conference Against Racism. They, like other pro-Israel activists there, were blown away by the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hostility that greeted them. More...

Photo: Gili Yaari/Flash 90/JTA Israelis at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv stand silent for a two-minute siren on Israel Memorial Day, April 28. More...

MEET MARIAM SHPEEN FEIST…
AGE: 47 FAMILY: Husband Bob and two children, Max (10) and Jacob (13) SYNAGOGUE: Cong. Beth El ALMA MATERS: Cherry Hill East, Goucher College, More...
JERUSALEM—As Israel's new government reviews its foreign policy options, Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing pressure from Israel's main ally and biggest trading partner to stay on course for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. More...
STORIES FROM THE HEART
Rekindling the past can often paint memories we'd prefer to forget. But some people know that sharing their painful memories can influence youth and safeguard the future. Ellen Litman is one such person. Meeting her, most people assume that this 83- year-old has always lived a life of happiness and success. More...
The Jewish Theological Seminary announced that it still has a $5.5 million budget gap even after a round of cuts. In a letter to the seminary community, Chancellor Arnold Eisen detailed the cuts, describing them as "challenging and painful," and noted that more steps must be taken. More...
ADLER Kristine (nee Kelly) and Brian Adler of Medford announce the birth of their daughter, Katelyn Kelly Adler, on Apr. 3. She weighed 6 lb., 5 oz. and was 19 inches long. Sharing in Katelyn's birth is her big brother, Matthew, and big sisters, Elizabeth and Caroline. Her grandparents are Rochelle and Paul Adler of Mt. Laurel and Joan and Bernard Kelly of Medford. More...
ALBERT AUSLANDER, of Haverford, PA, died on Apr. 16. Husband of the late Rosalie (nee Silber) Auslander. Father of Steve (Anne) Auslander, Richard (Margie) Auslander and Cathy (Dr. Paul) Berenbaum. Brother of Freda Bazensky, Edith Potash and Bob (Beverly) Auslander. Grandfather of three. More...
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 CONG. BETH EL Dine and Study. Call 675- 1166. POMEGRANATE GUILD Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Cong. M'kor Shalom. We will be creating an appliqué wallhanging of the pomegranate based on the cut-paper piece for Shavuot from last year. Kits will be $10. Contact Fradele at harfrat_f@verizon.net or PomGuildMembers@aol.com. More...
THURSDAY, MAY 14 MERCER BUCKS JEWISH SINGLES Happy Hour at Katmandu from 6-8 p.m. for ages 38-60. Members are free and guests are $5. RSVP to MBJS.rsvp@yahoo.com. FRIDAY, MAY 15 CONG. BETH EL Singles Shabbat at 8 p.m. at the new Voorhees location. Call Norma Kamis at 662-7916. More...
FRIDAY, MAY 8 TEMPLE SINAI OF CINNAMINSON Nursery School Shabbat at 7 p.m. Call 829-0658. TUESDAY, MAY 12 CONG. BETH EL Kittah Bet concert. Call 675-1166. TEMPLE SINAI OF CINNAMINSON Religious School Lag B'Omer Picnic from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 829-0658. More...
When two staff members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) were charged under the 1917 Espionage Act several years ago, the case sent shock waves throughout the pro-Israel community. More...
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—Alex Gottleib rushed to Haifa in order to catch a boat that would take him to Paphos, Cyprus for his wedding. It had to be done quickly because a week later he was to present his credentials as an Israeli representative in a small Latin American state and wanted to be accompanied by his legal wedded wife. More...
"You shall observe my directives and perform them, I am HaShem. You shall not desecrate My holy name! More...