Articles from the October 12, 2018 edition
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Learning from each other through Jewish Pavilion intergenerational program
The Jewish Pavilion organizes intergenerational programs throughout the year. Middle school and high school students can be found sitting with senior residents discussing various topics that have... Full story
Obituary - TAUBA "TOBY" GATERBAUM
Toby Gaterbaum, age 88, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Florida Hospital Winter Park. A native of Poland, she immigrated to the United States and lived in New York until relocating from Brooklyn to the Orlando area in... Full story
IAC expands to four new regions ahead of conference
HOLLYWOOD, FL.—The Israeli-American Council announced the opening of four new regional offices throughout the country: Orlando, Florida; Austin, Texas; Orange County, California, and IAC Midwest (based in Columbus, Ohio). Through its 20 chapters... Full story
When an 'unruly' crowd defied the Nazi boycott
Shortly after the Nazis assumed power, discussions within the German Ministry of the Interior led to proposals of a new citizenship law that would distinguish between formal "state citizenship" and a... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
American Jewish University in Los Angeles halts undergraduate admissions (JTA)—The American Jewish University in Los Angeles is stopping its undergraduate admissions and phasing out its undergraduate curriculum. The university, which has about 70... Full story
A Chicago teacher showed her grandfather was a Nazi collaborator-Lithuania is paying attention
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)-Barring unexpected delays, Silvia Foti is months away from fulfilling an old promise that's become her life's work: to write a biography of her late grandfather, who is a... Full story
European Parliament to vote on freezing aid to PA
(EJP via JNS)—The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee will vote on whether to freeze more than 15 million euros ($17 million) in aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it removes incitement to violence against Israel in its school... Full story