by Jewish Federation | May 5, 2015 | Arts & Entertainment, Editorial & Opinion, Featured, Jewish Culture
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) —Most days, a little-known 19th-century portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1895) is tucked away in archival storage at Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum. But on April 28, the deeply allegorical portrait,...
by Jewish Federation | May 5, 2015 | Featured, Israel, Middle East, Politics, World News
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — A historically disadvantaged black minority is galvanized when one of its members appears to suffer brutality at the hands of police — and the episode is caught on video. Peaceful mass protests devolve into violence. Police crack down in...
by Jewish Federation | May 1, 2015 | Featured, World News
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – Almost as soon as news of Nepal’s devastating earthquake reached the wider world, Jewish aid groups began mobilizing humanitarian efforts to help the victims. In Israel, that meant dispatching first responders to Nepal; in America, it...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 30, 2015 | Editorial & Opinion, Featured, Jewish Culture
How My Family Navigates Being Equally Black & Jewish By Alina Adams (Kveller via JTA) — “So, considering the two constituencies, what time do you think this event will REALLY start?” my smart-ass 15-year-old asked as he, my husband, our two younger kids and I were...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 29, 2015 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
5.1.15 Issue by Suzanne Singer Nancy Rampey-Biniamow has been named the Phil and Ruth Sokolof Outstanding Jewish Teacher for 2015. She has been a science teacher for 13 years at Omaha Public School’s Blackburn Alternative School, which is for students who have been...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 29, 2015 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
5.1.15 Issue by Claudia Sherman, Friedel Jewish Academy This spring’s Plant and Flower Sale, sponsored by Friedel Jewish Academy’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the main entrance of...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 29, 2015 | Featured, Local News
5.1.15 Issue by Ozzie Nogg Just like spring flowers, Mainstreeters activities are abloom this month. So mark your calendars for these upcoming programs. Could You Benefit from Nutritional Supplements? Monday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Jewish...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 29, 2015 | Births, Local News
5.1.15 Issue Kelly and Randy Newman of Hartland, WI, announce the April 1 birth of their daughter, Josephine Rose. She is named for both of her great-grandmothers, Josephine Shrago and the late Rosalie Newman. Grandparents are Bobbi and Larry Newman of Minneapolis,...
by Jewish Federation | Apr 29, 2015 | Births, Local News
5.1.15 Issue Drs. Ali and Mark Doyle of Saratoga Springs, NY, announce the April 1 birth of their daughter, Ruth Loren. She is named for her maternal great-grandmother Ruth Ellen Goldenberg. She has a sister, Havah Miriam Doyle. Grandparents are Martha and Dick Lerner...
