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The Jewish Advocate, founded in 1902, is the oldest continually-circulated English-language Jewish newspaper in the United States.
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Jewish Advocate: Apology Stories
Before Yom Kippur, we ask for forgiveness from those we have wronged. Tell us about a time when you hurt someone else, and then apologized....
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$1 for 1 year online of The Jewish Advocate
You can read the entire Jewish Advocate on the Web. Specially priced for the New Year, a one-year online subscription is just $1 for new...
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The heart-wrenching tale of a suitcase
The saga of Hana's suitcase From Terezin to Auschwitz to Tokyo, with a Newton twist In 1998, Edgar Krasa visited the museum at Auschwitz with...
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Arts & Culture
Roxbury Memorial celebrates 50th reunion
It was a Roxbury where black teens would go to dances at the Jewish center known as the Hecht House and Jewish teens went to...
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Oren to speak at Brandeis
Oren to speak at Brandeis Michael Oren, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, will be the featured speaker at Brandeis University’s 59th commencement ceremony...
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Community News
Bringing men back to shul
This week's issue of the Jewish Advocate features a story on retreats that focus on Jewish masculinity.Recent years have seen women take increasing control of...
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Judaism & Spirituality
A family reunion
This story begins with the Germans storming into the Soviet Union in June 1941 and ends nearly seven decades later with a celebration in Brooklyn...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Delicious Passover Recipes
This week's Jewish Advocate features a section on Passover food and planning, including new kosher recipes. PASSOVER GRANOLA (pareve) 3 cups matzah farfel 1 cup...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Share your Afikoman story
What’s the longest Afikoman hunt you can remember? The strangest places it has been hidden? Did the search ever lead to a family feud –...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Embarassment, disaster and love at local weddings
As part of the Jewish Advocate's Simcha special section, we asked the community for their wedding stories, whether sweet or strange. Bradley Saenger of Brookline...
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Judaism & Spirituality
