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Press Room October 27, 2018
Police Increase Presence At Synagogues After Pittsburgh Shooting
The Philadelphia Police Department has announced that it is increasing their presence at synagogues and houses of worship around the ...
Press Room October 27, 2018
Local police taking precautions after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police were increasing security at houses of worship in and around Philadelphia following the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh ...
Press Room October 27, 2018
‘It’s just frightening’: Area Jewish congregations react to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Hours after shots first rang out Saturday morning at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, many Philadelphia-area Jews had ...
Press Room October 22, 2018
As solemn memorial to Holocaust opens on Parkway, a family and business bond is cemented
Thirty-three years ago, David Adelman used his bar mitzvah money to buy a $2,000 stake in Campus Apartments, the student housing ...
Press Room October 21, 2018
American Jews love Israel, but feel less welcome
The GA conference – the annual meeting of the leaders of the Jewish communities of North America – will begin tomorrow (Monday) ...
Blog October 18, 2018
Ariel Shore: Volunteer. Community Member. Compassionate.
When Ariel Shore was five years old, her family began a tradition that would shape Ariel for her entire life: ...
Press Room October 15, 2018
Brian Fitzpatrick, Scott Wallace face off in first district debate
Two candidates fighting tooth-and-nail in a closely contested race to represent Bucks and part of Montgomery County in Pennsylvania’s ...
Press Room October 13, 2018
Break-Lines: How Conservative Israelis and Reform U.S. Jews Are Torn
The Holy Land is trembling. And so, too, should world Jewry. Defying conventional physics, tremors from a July earthquake in ...
Press Room October 10, 2018
Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault
In the basement of a suburban Philadelphia home, half a dozen high school freshman boys recently met to munch on ...
Press Room October 7, 2018
Philly nonprofits team up to help older homeowners with much-needed repairs
Two local nonprofit organizations teamed up Sunday to help older Philadelphians in need of some vital repairs to their homes. ...
