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67 years later, Holocaust survivor reunites with rescuer
By Chavie Lieber · November 26, 2012
After 67 years apart, Rozia Beiman reunited with Wladyslawa Dudziak, the Polish Catholic woman whose family had saved her from the Nazis. Read more »
Prenatal whole genome sequencing technology raises Jewish ethical questions
By Joel N. Shurkin · November 21, 2012
New technology will provide expectant mothers with more knowledge than ever about their unborn children. How will parents react to a pregnancy destined to produce a child with an unwanted condition? Read more »
For a Thanksgiving seder, it’s all about the ‘hodu’
By Edmon J. Rodman · November 12, 2012
Turning to Mayflower passenger William Bradford for inspiration, columnist Edmon J. Rodman offers an orderly Jewish way to say "hodu," or thanks, on the quintessentially American holiday. Read more »
Seeking Kin: A Tel Aviv elementary school draws its pupils back home
By Hillel Kuttler · November 19, 2012
As the 60th anniversary of her Geulah Elementary School draws near, Toronto's Ora Bogomolny is finally arranging the reunion she thought about for years. Read more »
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Op-Ed: Jewish organizations have made great strides in gay inclusion—but must do more
By Idit Klein
Basic tolerance and acceptance of LGBT civil rights are becoming the norm in the Jewish community, but tolerance alone is not enough -- Jewish organizations need to make concrete changes in their policies, and now -- writes the executive director of Keshet. Read more »
JONAH center being sued for false claims on reversing homosexuality
JONAH, a Jewish center in New Jersey that offers therapy to reverse homosexuality, is being sued for allegedly making fraudulent claims. Read more »
K.C. synagogue donating Torah scroll to Sandy-ravaged N.Y. congregation
Members of a Kansas City synagogue will donate a Torah scroll to a suburban New York congregation that had its four scrolls badly damaged by superstorm Sandy. Read more »
In Marseille, one of France’s poorest cities, Jewish charity is booming
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Despite an unemployment rate 30 percent higher than the national average, the Jews of Marseilles have built a robust network of charity organizations. Read more »
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