Articles from the July 29, 2016 edition
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Seven books to make your summer more 'Jewishy'
(JTA)—Summer’s here, and whether from the heat or the humidity or the harrowing election cycle, we bet you could use an escape. So take our advice: Whether you’re lucky enough to be lazing on a beach or packed in like a pickled herring on a...
Obituary-STANLEY GORDON
Stanley Gordon, age 83, of Clermont, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Health Central Park in Winter Garden. A native of Bronx, New York, Stanley was born on July 2, 1933, to the late Charles and Ethal Nalbak Gordievsky and was a graduate of...
Seeking Kin: In Little Rock, a woman finds her true faith and Jewish family
The "Seeking Kin" column aims to help reunite long-lost relatives and friends. (JTA) – Discovering a Jewish past of which she was wholly unaware, Danette Devlin of Little Rock, Arkansas, has also...
Brandeis U's new president: 'Discomfort is an important element of education'
BOSTON (JTA)-After 32 years at Middlebury College, the last 11 as its president, Ron Liebowitz is calling Brandeis University his new academic home. On July 1, the 59-year-old New York native took...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Tim Kaine, accepting VP slot, cites Holocaust survivor who died in shooting massacre PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—Sen. Tim Kaine, accepting Hillary Clinton’s invitation to join her as running mate, cited as an inspiration a Holocaust survivor who died...
Six things to know about Jill Stein, the last Jewish presidential candidate standing
NEW YORK (JTA)-Voters who have their hearts set on supporting a left-wing secular Jew running an insurgent campaign still have a candidate. Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party candidate, is making...
Theresa May joins club of female heads of state embracing Jews and Jewish values
The names of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are familiar as prominent symbols of strong female leadership in times when women heads of state were...