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Independence day: Jews celebrate milestone anniversary for Israel
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County recently hosted "Israel@65," a community celebration to mark the 65th anniversary of Israel's independence. The event, celebrating "Yom Ha'Atzmaut," took place at Palm Beach County Convention Center and drew...Tags: Ceremonies, Religion and Belief, Rock Climbing, Arts and Culture, Climbing
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Police shield Jewish women activists in confrontation at Western Wall
ReutersBy Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, May 10 (Reuters) - Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-conservative Jews who tried to drive liberal women worshippers from Judaism's sacred Western Wall on Friday, marking a shift in the authorities' handling of...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu, Death and Dying Customs, Arts and Culture
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Women's prayer at Western Wall sparks protest
JERUSALEM -- Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews flooded into the Old City’s Western Wall Plaza early Friday in a boisterous and sometimes violent protest against a group of female activists exercising a newly court-affirmed right to pray at the holy...
Tags: Riots, Religious Texts, U.S. Embassy, Feminism, Nazi Party
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Pick of the week
Graphic designer Art Paul has had a storied career in the Chicago scene, but he is nationally recognized as the creator of the Playboy logo (bunny ears). Paul's work will be part of the "Voices & Visions" poster art exhibit inspired by the Container...Tags: Religion and Belief, Michigan Avenue
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Endangered Hopkins museum exhibit back on schedule, minus two pieces
An exhibit at the Johns Hopkins Evergreen House that was thrown into doubt this week is back on, but without two artworks at the crux of a dispute between the artist and the curator. The two large pieces in question — one depicting a cross, the...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Arts, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists
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Racist fans attack Hungarian activist ahead of Jewish Congress
ReutersBUDAPEST, April 29 (Reuters) - The head of a Hungarian anti-racism group said far-right soccer fans shouted "Sieg Heil" and attacked him, breaking his nose days before the country is due to host the World Jewish Congress. Ferenc Orosz, chairman of the...Tags: Justice and Rights, Budapest (Hungary), Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Boyle agencies awarded Arts Access Assistance Grants by Kentucky Arts Council
jbrummett@amnews.comThree Boyle County groups have been awarded Arts Access Assistance Grants from the Kentucky Arts Council to bring arts to a population that doesn’t always get to see artistic events: seniors. “Arts Access Assistance grants will provide...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Music, Politics, Libraries, Fine Artists
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Jewish women eye further court fight for Western Wall rights
ReutersJERUSALEM, April 28 (Reuters) - Women seeking equal prayer rights at the Western Wall are planning a further challenge to Jewish Orthodox tradition at the site after a court ruling bolstered their cause, an activist said on Sunday. The Women of the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition, West Bank, Arts and Culture, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Sage Hill
Samir Durrani GPA: 4.6 School Activities/Clubs: co-founder of the Organic Educational Center, Honor Committee, Sage Advocates of Multicultural Education, Environmental Club president, rowing team, golf team, Mock Trial captain, jazz band string bassist,...Tags: Elton John, Teachers, Orange County Register, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Jews revive annual pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue
ReutersBy Tarek Amara DJERBA, Tunisia, April 27 (Reuters) - Africa's oldest synagogue is playing host to that rarity in the Arab world - a religious gathering of hundreds of Jews drawn from Europe and Israel. Guarded by armed Tunisian police, Jewish...Tags: Religion and Belief, Tunisia, Zine el Abidine ben Ali, Islam, North Africa
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South Florida Jews help unearth clues to genetic diseases
South Florida has one of the world's largest populations of Ashkenazis — Jews of Central and Eastern European descent — making it home to some potentially groundbreaking medical research. In Boca Raton, the Parkinson's Disease and Movement...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Medical Research, Hysterectomy, Chemical Industry
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A rich season for playwright Richard Greenberg
NEW YORK — "I'm too tired to be anxious," said playwright Richard Greenberg, looking worn out with anxiety as he settled into a booth at a Chelsea diner. This neighborhood canteen, dubbed his "office" by the late theatrical agent Helen Merrill, is...
Tags: Theater, TNT (tv network), Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Long Island
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