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November 18, 2009  RSS feed
Obama shift to Israel’s corner evident at federations’ GA
WASHINGTON— When the White House chief of staff took to the podium at the federations’ General Assembly to call for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations without preconditions, he sounded almost exactly like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day earlier. More...
David Snyder new executive at Southern New Jersey JCRC
By DAVID PORTNOE Voice staff

David Snyder will become the new executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) on Nov. 23, announced Vicki Zell, president of the community relations agency of the Jewish Federation. Snyder, a Cherry Hill native, succeeds Alan Respler, who retired in May after 32 years as JCRC director. More...

Star power at ABC Festival

The stars came out for the Blank Rome Festival of Arts, Books & Culture of the Katz JCC. Thousands of people were enlightened and entertained by over 30 authors, artists, and luminaries. More...

 Local News
• article has image South Jersey native at the epicenter of diplomacy
FAMILY: Parents Rose Magness and Eli Turetsky Brothers Justin (20), Jared (16), and Jake (11) SYNAGOGUE: Temple Beth Sholom HOBBIES: Ice hockey and traveling More...
• article has image Community observes Kristallnacht
• TALK TO US…
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 Mideast
• Israel dedicates Jerusalem monument
9/11
A monument to the victims of 9/11 was dedicated in Jerusalem. The monument, commissioned and built by the Jewish National Fund-USA/Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, depicts the World Trade Center and Pentagon through sculpture and landscape architecture. A memorial dedication was held in Jerusalem’s Arazim Park. More...
• Hezbollah bars Anne Frank book
• Did U.S. stop Israeli attack?
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 Federation
• Jewish organizations & synagogues mobilize for Super Sunday/Super Week
SUPER SUNDAY 2010
Local Jewish organizations, groups and synagogues are being encouraged to come as teams and make calls for the Jewish Federation’s community-wide phone-a-thon; Super Sunday/Super Week 2010. Super Sunday will take place on Jan. 31 at the Weinberg Jewish Community Campus. More...
• Update on rescue of Yemenite Jews
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 World News
• Mets praised for event decision
NEW YORK—The New York Mets will allow the Hebron Fund to host its annual dinner at a club in the team’s stadium despite a protest. Eleven organizations, including Jews Against the Occupation-NYC and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, had asked the Mets to cancel the Nov. 21 event at Caesar’s Club in Citi Field. More...
• Stolen Bible back in Vienna
• Yoffie talks food at Reform biennial
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 Life Cycles
• article has image Birth:
MAIDENBERG Carolyn Sonstein of Cherry Hill announces the birth of her fourth grandchild, Annabel Claire (Sara Chana) on Monday, Sept. 29. The proud parents are Jennifer and Avi Maidenberg of West Orange. Big brothers are Tobias Jack and Oliver Nate. More...
• B’nai Mitzvah:
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 Obituaries
• article has image Max Odlen, 98, former Jewish Federation, Beth El president
Max Odlen, president of the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ from 1960-62, and president of Cong. Beth El from 1957-1959, died Nov. 3 at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota, Fla. Formerly of Cherry Hill, he and his wife, Marianna Och Odlen, moved to Longport Key, Fla., in 1989, but spent late summer— early fall in Cherry Hill for more than 10 years afterward. More...
• DEATH NOTICES
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 Do It!
• Do It
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 CONG. BETH EL Women’s special weekday Minyan every week at 7:30 a.m. Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro will lead a discussion afterwards. Call 675-1166. CoLel presents a six-session program entitled “Pirkei Avot: Timeless Wisdom for the Modern Age II” at noon led by Rabbi Krupnick. Call 675-1166. More...
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 Going Solo
• Going Solo
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 SJ JEWISH SINGLES Janet Sclaroff, songwriter and guitarist, will perform at the meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room at Temple Emanuel. Cost for guests is $3. Contact Vivian at 609-440-8606. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 CONG. BETH EL More...
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 Kid Stuff
• Kid Stuff
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 CONG. BETH EL Family Shabbat Service at 7 p.m. Call 675-1166. TEMPLE EMANUEL Tot Shabbat at 7 p.m. for children ages five and under. Call 489-0029. CONG. M’KOR SHALOM Family Services at 7:30 pm. Open to all families with schoolaged children. Call 424-4220. More...
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 Editorial
• It isn’t only Iran’s nukes that the world must stop
President Obama recently said that Iran must choose between its suspected nuclear weapons program and the international community. That may be true, but even if Iran gave up its nuclear ambitions, it would still have a lot more to do in order to be operating under international norms. The Iranian regime’s international sins go beyond its nuclear program. More...
• article has image DRY BONES…
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 Columns
• article has image Check out your local library for the latest in Jewish DVDs
You know how much we love books…but movies have an important place in our hearts and on our library shelves, too. We gathered to talk about some recent DVD releases, and some old favorites. More...
• article has image ‘Sorry, but that blouse is not available in your size…’
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