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Jews About Town: The Boston Book Festival
They call us the "People of the Book," and boy, they aren't kidding. The Jews were well-represented at the Boston Book Festival. Panels included "The...
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An Open Letter to Jon Stewart RE: Ricky Gervais' Slippery Slope of Tasteless, Vulgar Anne Frank "Jokes" on Your TV show
Dear Jon, 1. Why didn't you SAY something?2. Will you SAY something NOW? Or before Hell freezes over?3. WHAT will you SAY?4. Dish! -- here...
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Jeff Scheur Develops Web-Based Learning Tool
Jeff Scheur, the son of Gann's Professional Development Coordinator Aviva Scheur, won NBC's $75,000 Innovation Challenge in September 2012 for his role in NoRedInk. Scheur is the founder...
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Jewish Genealogy Nights at NEHGS
Interested in researching your Jewish genealogy? Have questions or don’t know where to start? The American Jewish Historical Society, New England Archives is now located...
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Anna Halprin and "Breath Made Visible"
I've never thought of myself as a particularly good dancer. I dropped out of ballet after one lesson and these days I only feel comfortable...
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New Israeli TV Show Offers a Look at Modern Orthodox Life
Last night I attended a screening of the new Israeli TV series, “Srugim,” a fictional show that chronicles the ups and downs of life for...
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Laughter, Music and Joy: The New Center for Arts and Culture Celebrates Mimouna
I have to admit that until recently I had never heard of the Jewish holiday of Mimouna, but this year, when I heard that the...
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Keep Your Wives Away from Them Book Reading
Congregation Eitz Chayim is proud to be bringing Miryam Kabakov, editor of Keep Your Wives Away from Them, to Cambridge for a book reading on...
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Our first Jewish Congresswoman
Eighty-five years ago today, Florence Prag Kahn became the first Jewish woman elected to the United States Congress, and only the fifth woman to ever...
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Euro 2012: It's Complicated
Old habits die hard. Even terrible ones. To billions of its fans, soccer is known as “The Beautiful Game.” No sport is more popular or...
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