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97-year-old Holocaust survivor tells family’s harrowing brush with Kristallnacht

Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore commemorated the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”), the wide-scale Nazi-led pogrom...

Online support for those dealing with suicide moved to Sunday to accommodate Jewish attendees

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is meant to be a healing experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Yet due...

Baltimore feels economic squeeze as food, housing prices continue to rise

Grocery bills are skyrocketing. Housing costs are rising. High oil prices mean that heating costs are expected to soar as winter begins. Plus, federal...

As Jews from the former USSR gather in Boston, the focus is on learning...

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Larry Luxner | JTA Just days before the U.S. midterm elections and amid growing concern about the conflict in Ukraine, a recent gathering in Boston...

Polls show most Jewish voters backed Democrats, animated by democracy and abortion concerns

A poll of Jewish voters showed them overwhelmingly listing abortion rights and risks to democracy as their top issues when they voted in midterm...

The many communal hats worn by Cantor Stephanie Weishaar

Cantor-led congregations are something of a rarity, but Kol Nefesh, a Reform congregation in Columbia’s Oakland Interfaith Meeting House, is one of the fortunate...

Some US Jewish groups are staying quiet on far-right extremists’ election success in Israel

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Ron Kampeas | JTA Few of the American Jewish groups who would not speak out about the prospect of extremists in government before Israel’s elections...

World and national briefs: Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis and more

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Patriots owner funds NFL TV ad about standing up ‘against Jewish hate’ Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner who donates heavily to Jewish causes,...

Associated board chair Barbara Levin Himmelrich, 91, stood at forefront of change

Talking about Barbara Levin Himmelrich and looking at her numerous accomplishments, it becomes immediately apparent that she was tenacious, a go-getter and a steadfast...

Harold Grinspoon Foundation provides $25 million for Jewish summer camps

Next summer will see improvements for Jewish overnight camps as JCamp 180 — a core program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation — has announced...