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Podcast July 18, 2019
Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 17: Ethan Felson
This month, we’re putting a Jewish lens on the hot button topic of gun control, then we’ll sit ...
Podcast June 7, 2019
Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 16: Jennifer Weiner
It’s summer 2019, and we’re talking about the renewed debate over abortion through a Jewish and Israeli lens, followed ...
Podcast May 15, 2019
Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 15: Mark Wilf
This month, we’re putting a Jewish lens on Mother’s Day, followed by a breakdown of the latest anti-Semitic ...
Press Room May 2, 2019
Pa. lawmaker’s ‘nazis’ tweet about Sunoco pipeline workers sparks fury, and rightly so | Maria Panaritis
That old saying, sleep on it? It might have saved Rep. Danielle Friel Otten a whole lot of hurt if ...
Press Room May 1, 2019
Report: PA, NJ rank high in anti-Semitic attacks
Nationwide, the Anti-Defamation League reported 59 assaults on Jewish Americans, a 105 percent increase from the year 2017. New Jersey ranked third in ...
Press Room April 30, 2019
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents dip in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware had fewer anti-Semitic incidents in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a new audit from the Anti-Defamation ...
Press Room April 28, 2019
Locals of All Faiths Walk for Peace in Aftermath of Synagogue Shooting
People of all faiths marched in our area in support of a California synagogue where a deadly shooting took place ...
Press Room April 28, 2019
Holocaust Remembrance Day Takes On New Meaning At North Philadelphia Synagogue
A pre-planned event with Holocaust survivors took a whole different meaning Sunday. The victims of both the San Diego and ...
Press Room April 28, 2019
‘Hate affects all of us’: Hundreds gather at Holocaust memorial with San Diego shooting on their minds
A Philadelphia Holocaust memorial served a dual purpose for hundreds Sunday after another American synagogue comes under fire. Philadelphia’s ...
Press Room April 28, 2019
Hundreds gather in Spring Garden to remember Holocaust victims
More than a thousand people from the Philadelphia region gathered to remember victims of the Holocaust. For the Holocaust survivors ...