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WEBOct 7, 2011 · Universities are trying a new strategy on Israel and Gaza: Say nothing. (JTA) — When universities issued statements about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza last year, many led to intense blowback, donor revolts and — in some cases — high-profile leaders resigning. No statement, it seemed, was good enough to avoid criticism.
Scottsdale Holocaust survivor was Anne Frank’s classmate
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Scottsdale Holocaust survivor was Anne Frank’s classmate. Rebecca Siegel is pictured on the right and Anne Frank is behind her. Scottsdale Holocaust survivor Rebecca Siegel was born in Holland in 1929. She lived with her parents and older brother in the newer section of Amsterdam, where the city’s Jewish population was concentrated.
Jewish day camps: A timeless tradition - jewishaz.com
WEBJan 2, 2024 · The JCC continued to be a place for all ages of the Jewish community to participate in many recreational, educational and cultural activities for its members, which also included sports teams, dance classes and summer camps for youth. The JCC remained in central Phoenix for 40 years until relocating to its current location in Scottsdale.
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Sabbath mode kitchen appliances and keeping kosher surfaces
WEBMar 15, 2022 · The Shabbos Keeper allows for the opening and closing of the oven as many times as needed to keep food warm on Friday night and Shabbos day. Courtesy of GE Appliances. Miele’s Sabbath mode allows individuals up to 72 hours of pre-programmed cooking in their oven. GE Appliances has introduced the first 100% Shabbos kosher oven.
Har Zion, Or Chadash merge, form new entity - jewishaz.com
WEBMay 19, 2014 · Or Chadash, started in 2002, is located at 9096 E. Bahia, #106, Scottsdale, which will serve as the main address for the new congregation. Har Zion, founded in 1960, has been located at 6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale, since 1997. The new congregation has also hired an executive director (the first one for …
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WEBJul 30, 2013 · Jul 8, 2024. While most of Arizona’s Jewish residents live in, or very near, one of the state’s big cities, giving them access to both Jewish community and religious services, more than a few Jews have joined the just over 10% of all Arizonans who choose to call the rural parts of the state home. +2.
Doris Martin, co-founder of the Martin-Springer Institute at NAU, …
WEBAug 8, 2022 · Doris Martin (née Szpringer) passed away on Aug. 3, 2022, at her home in California. In 2000, Martin, along with her husband, Ralph, founded the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The Institute’s mission is to “bring the experiences of the Holocaust into sharp focus in order to understand those events in ...
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Program explores culture, history of Bukharian Jews
WEBMay 17, 2022 · In 1989, just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the majority of the world’s Bukharian Jews — around 50,000 — lived in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Cooper said. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the majority of Bukharian Jews immigrated en masse to the United States and Israel. Today, less than 200 Bukharian Jews remain in ...