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When Israel was attacked 50 years ago
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Hamas’ deadly penetration of southern Israel occurred 50 years and a day after the near-disastrous attacks ...
One of Minnesota’s most accomplished women, Geri Joseph, dies at 100
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor “Growing up I knew that she was not at all like my friends’ grandmothers,” ...
News from the Jewish World — and the Jewish world
My editorial in the July issue looked back at some personal highlights from 28 years working at the Jewish World. ...
Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician, ...
‘Rav’ and ‘chaver,’ rabbi and friend, Kassel Abelson dies at 99
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Kass Abelson wrote The Book on Eulogies. It was his turn to be ...
Journey to the old land of woe
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER From early childhood, prosperous Tel Aviv shop owner Yaakov Fein heard his parents talk wistfully with ...
A bright future for American Jewish World
(Editor's note: At the end of this editorial there is an appeal for donations. It's been pointed out to me ...
Repressing memories of a week in 1970
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Martha Hodes wanted to know what it was like to be 12 years old, traveling with ...
A guide to Jewish artists at Twin Cities art fairs
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Ahh! Summer in Minnesota. There’s nothing like it: biking, canoeing, picnicking, outdoor concerts. And art fairs. Early ...
