Articles from the March 21, 2014 edition
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Yiddish poetry wins at children's book fair
(JTA)—A book on Yiddish published by a Polish Jewish group has won first prize at one of the world’s leading professional fairs for children’s literature. The book, “Majn Alef Bejs,” was announced this month as the 2014 winner of the first prize in... Full story
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The youth make valuable volunteers for Jewish Pavilion
By When recruiting new volunteers to touch the lives of seniors in our community, reaching out to the synagogues is one avenue I pursue, more specifically the youth. Each program director attempts to... Full story
Bereavement and healing through a Jewish lens
Everyone grieves in their own way. Members of the Jewish community have the opportunity to explore bereavement and healing through a Jewish lens thanks to a partnership between The Jewish Pavilion,... Full story
6 degrees (no Bacon): Jewish celebrity roundup
Rogen’s Jewish jokes HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA)—Longtime pals Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, a comedy team extraordinaire, are at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, for the screening of “Neighbors.” The movie is about new parents (Rogen... Full story
IDF seizure of Gaza-bound missiles sheds light on Iran's strategy
While international attention continues to focus on the Iranian nuclear program and diplomatic efforts to address it, the Israeli Navy's March 5 interception of an Iranian ship full of Syrian-made... Full story
Putin's Jewish embrace: Is it love or politics?
(JTA)- When even Russian policemen had to pass security checks to enter the Sochi Winter Olympics, Rabbi Berel Lazar was waved in without ever showing his ID. Lazar, a Chabad-affiliated chief rabbi... Full story
Frankly fine (Dr. Terri Susan Fine, that is)
For the past three weeks my partner Alan Finfer and I have been attending excellently presented, informational classes hosted by the Jewish Federation’s Community Relations Committee. Barbara Weinreich, as a representative of the Federation, i... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Tel Aviv makes top 10 in ‘selfiest cities’ list TEL AVIV (JTA)—Tel Aviv has the sixth-most selfie-takers per capita of any major city, according to a ranking in Time magazine. Among Tel Aviv residents, 139 per 100,000 frequently take selfies, or se... Full story
With Venezuela in a tailspin, Jews opting for 'Plan B'
(JTA)- They left after Venezuelan secret police raided a Jewish club in 2007, and after the local synagogue was ransacked by unidentified thugs two years later. They left after President Hugo Chavez e... Full story
