AGE: 64 FAMILY: Wife Tamara & daughter Jessica Rubinstein SYNAGOGUE: Cong. Beth El ALMA MATER: Wharton and Penn Law School PETS: Winston, a Sealyham terrier HOBBIES: Exercise, playing bridge, sports, and concerts When Michael Kline graduated from Penn Law School in 1969 and moved to Southern New Jersey, the Hazleton, PA native and his wife Tamara attended Cong. More...

Citizenship ceremonies for new Israeli immigrants will no longer be held at the Western Wall. The ceremonies, which present the immigrants with their identity cards, More...

Volunteers from throughout the community helped stock the shelves of the Samost Jewish Family and Children's Service Food Pantry prior to the holidays. Area synagogues, the Katz JCC, and individuals donated 179 bags and 94 boxes of food, not including 152 lb. of food that JFCS gave to the South Jersey Food Bank. "In my 20 years with JFCS, I have never seen a community response like this," said Board President Michele Ettinger. The event was co-chaired by Ruth Manin and Margot Kaminer. Area teens helping to sort and pack food for distribution were (from left), Jena Blum, Lisa Orenstein, and Daryn Stevens, with Co-chair Ruth Manin (second from right). For more information about how to help, or if you are in need of help, call 424-1333. More...

The Jewish Federation's Young Adult Division is launching a new initiative, UpSTART, aimed at securing increased financial resources for enhanced programming for its members, announced Julia Roberts, 2010 YAD chair. More...

BUENOS AIRES—Former Argentina President Carlos Menem and six others who served under him were indicted for obstructing the investigation of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA center. More...

ADATH EMANU-EL ERIC FREEMAN, son of Elisa Freeman, on Oct. 3. JAKE SHULMAN, son of Steven and Elynn Shulman, on Oct. 10. JOSHUA VERDEUR, son of Louis and Sharon Verdeur, on Oct. 10. SOPHIE HANS, daughter of Brian and Ellen Hans, on Oct. 17. More...

BERNARD ARONSON, of Cherry Hill, died on Oct. 3. Husband of Estelle (nee Orodenker) Aronson. Father of Robert (Jane Hawdon) Aronson, Joan (Jeffrey) Roberts and Bette Hayman. Brother of Paul (Mimi) Aronson and Earl (Lanie) Aronson. Grandfather of five. More...

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 THE CHABAD CENTER The Ladies of Chabad present The Drum Café at 7 p.m. A team of world-class drummers will perform. The cost is $18. Call 871-1500. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 ADATH EMANU-EL Men's Club sponsors CPR for Family and Friends from 7-9 p.m. Registration required. Call Bob Charen at 778-7393. More...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 SJ JEWISH SINGLES Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel. AAA Travel Agent Joan Dumoff will talk about singles trips. Cost is $3 for non-members. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 MOSAIC OUTDOOR CLUB OF PHILA. More...

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 ADATH EMANU-EL Drive-In movie featuring "Shrek." Cost is $5 per person or $20 per carload. In case of rain, we will move indoors. Call 608-1200. CONG. BETH EL Youth Services from 11 a.m. - noon for ages three to six. Minyan Yeladim from 10:30 a.m. - noon for ages seven to 12. Babysitting available. Call 675-1166. More...

When New Jersey's residents go to the polls on Nov. 3, they can be reasonably certain that their votes will count. In many countries in the world, even those that have "elections," that is not the case. One need only look at what went on recently in Iran. More...

NEW YORK (JTA)—From now on, Jewish groups will likely think twice before using any variation on the word "assimilation." That's one lesson learned from the recent brouhaha over a 34-second commercial on Israeli television promoting the Jewish Agency's Masa program, which brings young Jews to Israel for sustained periods of work, study and volunteering. More...

Richard Goodwin's September 23 (Pg. 19) letter represents the worst kind of distortion of the facts about Israel and the Palestinians. By using code words and selected history, Mr. Goodwin portrays Israel as the oppressor. For example, Mr. Goodwin complains that Israel's occupation of the territories is "imperialistic. More...

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