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March 6, 2019
Combatting anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, across the United States and right here in our Greater Philadelphia community. Alongside ...
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February 24, 2019
Jewish Federation Of Greater Philadelphia Holds Largest Fundraiser Of The Year
There was a huge turnout Sunday in Bala Cynwyd for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s largest fundraiser of ...
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February 12, 2019
Does anti-Israel mean anti-Jew? | Stu Bykofsky
Can you be anti-Israel without being anti-Semitic, or are the two so tightly entwined as to be inseparable? The question ...
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January 29, 2019
A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County
Ginny Kahr, 70, is burdened with troubles she couldn’t foresee. Never did she think she’d be living alone on $1,200 ...
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January 22, 2019
JFCS helps furloughed workers with emergency meal preparation day
A local agency is hoping to do a good deed to help furloughed government workers who are preparing to miss ...
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January 18, 2019
How two Philadelphia groups want to spark tough conversations about race and faith
When Stefanie Kitchner, a white woman, asked Rasheeda Ahmad of East Falls what it was like to be a black, ...
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January 7, 2019
STATEMENT ABOUT MARC LAMONT HILL
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia strongly condemns hate speech in our community and throughout the world. When anti-Semitic hate ...
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December 17, 2018
An African-American synagogue in Philly: ‘We don’t want people to come to shul and go to sleep.’
Mikaela Pleasant, clad in a white, sequin dress and a purple tallit, poked her head around the large blue Torah ...
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December 15, 2018
The super hectic life of a Pennsylvania camel
Einstein is pacing on a muddy driveway in Bucks County, occasionally stealing kisses from a tall woman, but mostly looking ...
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December 12, 2018
Poverty among older Philadelphians on the rise
At the end of the month, when her food has run out, Alice Foley, 71, will call a friend in her ...