Time to Diversify
I am optimistic about the American Jewish future. But I am worried about the future of extant Jewish communal institutions, primarily because of what I see as limited examples of adaptive leadership....
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The results of a new Pew Research Center study finding that global harassment of Jews has reached a seven-year high didn’t come as much of a surprise. With attacks against Jews in Paris and Copenhagen...
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ALTERATIONS Experienced/Professional Seamstress for Ladies/Girls trained under Hi Lim of Brides&Grooms/Myong Lim. 443-803-2406 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES MR. BOB’S ANTIQUES Buying all styles of...
View ArticleComfort Food
Headlines in the New York region over the course of the past few years have painted a grim picture of the future of the Jewish deli. Numerous stores on Long Island and in New York City have closed. But...
View ArticleArthur Bushel’s Illustrious Public Health Career
Dr. Arthur Bushel’s career includes a long list of accolades — leadership positions with both the New York City and state health departments, work in getting fluoride in the city’s water, leading the...
View ArticleStevenson Gallery Features Auschwitz-Birkenau
Learning about the Holocaust in Hebrew school and through family is one thing, but Stevenson University senior Michelle Canvisser wasn’t exactly prepared for what she saw on a visit to...
View ArticleGILDEN
On March 4, 2015, JEROME, beloved husband of the late Miriam Gilden (nee Bransky); loving father of Zachary (Michele) Gilden, Jack Gilden, Violet (Frank) Floyd and Juliet Gilden; devoted brother of...
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On March 3, 2015, MICHELLE, beloved daughter of Marvin and Debra Szatmary. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Interment at Shomrei Emunah Cemetery, 3901 Washington Blvd. Please omit...
View ArticleBORENSTEIN
On February 28, 2015, IRVIN JEROME, husband of the late Anita Borenstein; son of the late Nathan and Dora Borenstein; father of Ellen Beechhold, Richard (Phyllis) Borenstein; Bapa to three...
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On March 7, 2015, HOWARD, loving son of the late Samuel and Sophye Goldstein; cherished brother of the late Edith Sopher, Leah Gregg, Bernice Paci and Ruth Pagliughi. Also survived by nieces, nephews...
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On March 6, 2015, ANDREW “DREW,” beloved son of Steven and Kathleen Weston; loving brother of Bradford Weston; cherished grandson of Margie and the late Alan Doniger, Judy and the late Charles Weber,...
View ArticleLEVINSON
On March 8, 2015, BURTON, beloved husband of Bettye Levinson (nee Bernstein) and the late Marjorie Levinson (nee Livingston); devoted father of Lynn Ginsberg, Ira (Debbie) Levinson and Anne (Richard)...
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On March 6, 2015, RUTH (nee Zeller), beloved wife of the late Gunther Borris; devoted mother of Mark (Elizabeth) Borris; dear sister of the late Arnold Zeller; loving grandmother of Rachel Borris,...
View ArticleDelegate Consents to Protective Order
Freshman Del. Hasan “Jay” Jalisi (D-District 10) agreed to a restraining order on Monday barring him from contact with his daughter for one year. “He took fierce exception to the allegations,” Jalisi’s...
View ArticleAIPAC Doubles Down Focus on Iran
Organizers for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee told attendees of its Policy Conference 2015 that unlike previous years –where a number of issues and pieces of legislation made up the slate...
View ArticleGELBER
On March 9, 2015, ALAN LEWIS, beloved brother of Stanley (Gwen) Gelber; dear uncle of Yisroel Jason Gelber and Zelda Wendy Engles; also survived by many loving great-nieces and great-nephews. Services...
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On March 8, 2015, ESTHER (nee Markin), beloved wife of the late Abraham Kirshner; devoted mother of Robert (late Arlene) Kirshner; loving daughter of the late Michael and Anna Markin; dear sister of...
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On March 10, 2015, JEROLD, beloved son of Daniel and Rose (nee Levine) Friedlander; dear brother of Wendy (David) Kaplan; also survived by other loving family and friends. Funeral services and...
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On March 9, 2015, SONDRA (nee Rivelis), beloved wife of the late Seymour Steinberg; loving mother of Ilyse (Jesse) Delanoy and Lee (Kristina) Steinberg; dear sister of David (Helen) Rivelis and the...
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On March 10, 2015, ESTHER (nee Liberman), beloved wife of the late David Daniel Zerden; devoted mother of Stanley (Sharon) Zerden, Herbert (Helen) Zerden and Marlene (Dan) Kessler; dear sister of the...
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