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2024 Middle School Writing Contest
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2024 Middle School Writing Contest

Why do you think the United States should create aRosenwald Schools National Park? Deadline to Submit: April 15, 2024 Contest Details The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience invites Middle School students to enter this year’s writing contest. This year’s theme is drawn from the Museum’s current special exhibition, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald,...

Jerusalem rabbi becomes father at 88, ‘like our forefather Abraham’
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Jerusalem rabbi becomes father at 88, ‘like our forefather Abraham’

The birth and celebrations of the rabbi and his wife in welcoming their first child has been covered by the haredi press, with many rejoicing the rarity and significance of the birth. Rabbi Tzvi Kushlevsky, an esteemed head of a Jerusalemite yeshiva, has welcomed his first child at the age of 88, sources confirmed Sunday morning....

8,000 plaintiffs file lawsuit in District of Columbia demanding permanent defunding of UNRWA
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8,000 plaintiffs file lawsuit in District of Columbia demanding permanent defunding of UNRWA

More than 8,000 plaintiffs, including 1,500 dual American-Israeli citizens and 6,500 Israelis, have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia demanding permanent defunding of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Robert J. Tolchin in...

Bomb threat forces Jewish Florida students to evacuate school bus
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Bomb threat forces Jewish Florida students to evacuate school bus

Students from the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Florida were forced to evacuate their school bus on Friday morning due to a potential bomb threat, according to local media reports.  The threat had come in the form of a text message sent to one of the students, 7 News Miami reported. Authorities closed a...

Troop splits with Girl Scouts after legal threats over Gaza bracelet fundraiser
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Troop splits with Girl Scouts after legal threats over Gaza bracelet fundraiser

Every year, Nawal Abuhamdeh posts on social media that her Girl Scout troop is accepting cookie orders. But this year, she announced that her 10-year-old daughter and fellow troop members in St. Louis were instead selling handmade Palestinian-themed bracelets to raise money for Gazan children suffering the ravages of war. Abuhamdeh, 35, soon got an...

Jewish Women Entrepreneur Expo
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Jewish Women Entrepreneur Expo

On February 28th, 2024 the Highland Lakes community hosted the first Jewish Women Entrepreneur Expo. This event was beautifully set up and organized and was filled with positive energy.With tremendous enthusiasm and camaraderieover 70 women enjoyed an evening of achdut as they met and were able to network with amazing, unique, like minded women who...