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Press Room
February 12, 2018

Two must-see movie screenings in Philly this week

On Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Kimmel Center, there will be a Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival screening of Samuel ...

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February 11, 2018

Philadelphia’s Jewish Community Gathers For Fundraiser

It might have been a dreary, damp day outside on Sunday, but the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of ...

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February 8, 2018

Shir Ami to host ‘Super Sunday’ fundraiser

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP — Volunteers will man the phones during the “Super Sunday” fundraiser at Shir Ami to raise money for the ...

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February 3, 2018

Does the Good Book have a good word for the Eagles?

Protestant and Jewish congregations around the world are reading about eagles this weekend and some Philadelphia faithful don’t think ...

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February 3, 2018

Letters to the editor: Jewish day of giving builds unity

My Jewish story begins with my parents — both Holocaust survivors. When they moved to America, and settled in Rochester New ...

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February 2, 2018

Letter to the Editor: A call to action from the Jewish Federation

On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Jewish communities of Delaware County will come together for one agenda: Make phone calls to raise ...

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January 29, 2018

A Conversation with Mehereta Baruch-Ron

The state of Israel will celebrate its 70th Anniversary in 2018, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has launched its ...

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January 26, 2018

Aging Holocaust survivors need help maintaining homes they can’t bear to leave

When Sylvia Genoy was 13 and living in eastern Poland, she witnessed one family member after another herded up and sent ...

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January 3, 2018

Philadelphia Machers Share Their 2018 Resolutions

You make that New Year’s resolution to exercise more, and then by February — let alone by the end of ...

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December 20, 2017

Philadelphia Was Lit for Chanukah in Unusual Places

“On a blustery Tuesday night last week, Jewish Philadelphians began to gather and light their menorahs for the first night ...