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<i>Pictured from left are Head of School Avi Baran Munro, Winter Gala chairs Stefani Pashman and Jeremy Feinstein and Leadership Award recipient Karen Feinstein. (David Bachman photo)</i>
CDS celebrates Winter Gala Roaring ’20s style
The roaring ’20s were a time of economic prosperity for Americans who believed the sky was the limit when discussing the future of the country. As the Jewish Healthcare Foundation enters its 20th ...
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<i>The July 8, 1976, front page.</i>
Rabin addressed readers following Entebbe rescue  
(Editor’s Note: Retro News is a column that will appear every week as part of the celebration of the Chronicle’s 50th anniversary. Each week, Retro News will look at a past issue of the Chronicle,...
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<i>The October 9, 1973, front page.</i>
Chronicle used maps, numbers, campaign appeals to cover YK War
(Editor’s Note: Retro News is a column that will appear every week as part of the celebration of the Chronicle’s 50th anniversary. Each week, Retro News will look at a past issue of the Chronicle,...
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Real life memoir of immigrant life in America
(Editor’s note: This is the last in a yearlong series in which Chronicle Correspondent Hilary Daninhirsch reviewed Jewish-themed books that have been out of print for decades, or remain in print b...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i> Jason Keller poses with his final winnings over nine episodes on Jeopardy!—$213,900. (Courtesy of Jeopardy!)</i>
Who is—the latest Jewish trivia whiz?
Answer: Jason Keller. The man who won $213,900 over the course of nine episodes on Jeopardy!, the classic quiz show, now envisions traveling to Israel for competitive Scrabble. While many Jews who...
Jan 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i> “Chassidic Dancing” by Fleisheker, a piece featured by the Safrai Fine Art Gallery.</i>
Israeli art legacy
About 10 times per year, Menachem Safrai helps pack some 120 crates with watercolors, serigraphs, woodcuts, oils, prints, tapestry, sculpture and other art forms, as well as many large white pegboa...
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<i>Joel Rubin</i>
Israel’s ’74 pact with Syria shows we can deal with Iran  
WASHINGTON — In 1974, Israel struck a security deal with Syria that is still in effect today.  The West should seek to do the same with Iran in 2012. When the subject of diplomacy with Iran comes ...
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<i>Abby Wisse Schachter</i>
Message to my people: We are all in this together
“In 50 years, Israel will be like Iran,” an Israeli friend wrote to me when she forwarded the video of 8-year-old Naama Margolese and the harassment she’s endured at the hands of some Haredi Jews i...
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A time for truth: Why we need another Durban conference
WASHINGTON — It is time for another Durban Conference. No, I’m not asking for a repeat of the U.N.-sponsored festival of Jew-hatred that took place in South Africa in 2001. The last thing we nee...
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<i>Rare plants enthusiast Moshe Weiss at Zichron Ya akov, Israel. (Credit: Jeffrey Barken)</i>
Israelis are eager to recreate the botanical grandeur of their homeland.
ZICHRON YA’AKOV, Israel — Rare plants enthusiast Moshe Weiss often contrasts Israel’s agricultural perspective with Hawaii’s strict policies that keep nonindigenous plants from infiltrating a fragi...
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<i>Rare plants enthusiast Moshe Weiss at Zichron Ya akov, Israel. (Credit: Jeffrey Barken)</i>
Seeds of change in Israel
ZICHRON YA’AKOV, Israel — Rare plants enthusiast Moshe Weiss often contrasts Israel’s agricultural perspective with Hawaii’s strict policies that keep nonindigenous plants from infiltrating a fragi...
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PHOTO BY DAVID KATZ .4/6/11.Peace Now Rally Tel Aviv
Israelis hint at summit
Jerusalem – Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators appeared to have made slight progress in fragile talks hosted in Jordan, with the two sides expected to meet again January 25 with a possible l...
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Happy birthday Hadassah
Residents at UPMC Heritage Place participated in an educational presentation about the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, Jan. 24. The residents learned about the history of Hadassah and the new addition being built on the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Pictured from left are Shirley Zionts, Sondra Glasser and Judy Palkovitz.
Residents at UPMC Heritage Place participated in an educational presentation about the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, Jan. 24. The residents learned about the history of Hadassah and the new addition being built on the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Pictured from left are Shirley Zionts, Sondra Glasser and Judy Palkovitz.
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<i>Daniel Byman</i>
Adjustments needed
Daniel Byman believes Israel must defend itself from terrorism, but it must also learn from its mistakes. And there have been mistakes. “I believe terrorism is horrible — not just wrong, but horr...
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Rodef Shalom ponders tough issues at town meeting
A fixture in Jewish Pittsburgh for more than 150 years, Rodef Shalom Congregation has a storied past. But, according to its clerical and lay leadership, it must make serious changes to secure its ...
Jan 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local agencies compete for prize
Local Jewish agencies will compete for a $1,000 prize when the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh holds its Federation February Fonings (F3), a major phone-a-thon set for three Sundays in Febr...
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Real life memoir of immigrant life in America
(Editor’s note: This is the last in a yearlong series in which Chronicle Correspondent Hilary Daninhirsch reviewed Jewish-themed books that have been out of print for decades, or remain in print b...
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Weekend Florida campaign activities
 CNN Tweeted it was broadcasting a live event of Newt Gingrich in Delray Beach this afternoon, but when I clicked—nothing. Maybe the video will go up later?
Ron Kampeas
ZOA says it doesn’t endorse letter it forwarded arguing West is ‘at war with Islam’
The ZOA says it neither endorses nor condemns a letter that it forwarded.
Ron Kampeas
Conference of Presidents meets Pollard
Leaders of the Conference of Presidents met with convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
Obama pledges to combat denial on Holocaust commemoration day
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- President Barack Obama pledged to combat Holocaust denial in a message marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.