April 17, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Harlows to Speak About Crypto-Jews of Portugal

Rabbi Jules and Navah Harlow, of New York City, will be guests in our community on Sunday, April 26, at the Katz JCC of Margate, sponsored by the Adult Education Committee of the Board of Jewish Education. More...

National / World Briefs

U.S. says Durban changes welcome but insufficient

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States commended changes in the draft document for "Durban II" but said more was needed to entice it into joining the anti-racism conference. Jewish groups had welcomed the U.S. More...

Obama's Seder Reprises Last Year's on the Campaign Trail

WASHINGTON (JTA)— The first presidential seder had its origins on the campaign trail. More...

Presidents Conference calls for Ahmadinejad walkout

NEW YORK (JTA - Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called for a walkout when the president of Iran speaks in Geneva next week. More...

Obituaries

LIFSHIN, NACHAMA, 77

Lifshin, Nachama, 77, of Linwood, passed away suddenly at her residence in Brandall Estates on April 13, 2009. She was born in Kajan, Belarus in 1931 as the oldest daughter of Jacob and Rachel Lifshin. More...

Community

Memorial Abe Huberman JCC Golf Classic at Linwood Country Club

The mission of the 2nd Annual JCC Abe Huberman Golf Tournament is to raise funds for the Katz JCC Children's Scholarship Program. More...

Shalom House Celebrates 27 Years!

SHALOM HOUSE CELEBRATED 27 YEARS WITH A FESTIVE ANNIVERSARY PARTY that included the entertainer, Tony De Luca and a delicious meal that was made affordable by Board President, Harry Brown and the Board of Directors. More...

New Time for Emeth Shalom Services

Friday evening services at Temple Emeth Shalom will now begin at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Gordon Geller will deliver the following sermon topics for the month of April: April 17: Why conflict is crucial, April 24: Voyaging toward a meaningfull life. More...

Jack I. Fox named United Way Director of the Year

Jack I. Fox, executive director of the Katz Jewish Community Center, has been named the United Way "Henry J. More...

BJE Invites Community to Particpate at Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzma'ut

On Tuesday, April 28, the High School of Jewish Studies and the community at large are asked to come to Congregation Beth Judah at 7 p.m. More...

Photo

LAST WEEK, PRESIDENT OBAMA held what is believed to have been the first-ever Passover seder dinner in the White House, in the Old Family Dining Room. Official White House photo by Peter Souza. See story on Page 3. More...

Columns

Dimensions

Early Childhood Education Endangered

During the past decade, dozens of states added free prekindergarten classes to their traditional K-12 offerings. More...

Political Cartoon

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A View of the Absurd

Chayefsky Rebukes Obama

Dramatist and novelist Paddy Chayefsky (who died in 1981) wrote some terrific plays and novels. He wrote the screenplay for the (underrated) movie "The Americanization of Emily," from the novel by William Bradford Huie. More...

Synagogues

Synagogues

Friday, 23 NISSAN 5769 Light Candles 7:19 p.m. ORTHODOX Chabad Ventnor Shul Rabbis Avrohom & Yossi Rapoport 6412 Ventnor Ave., Ventnor • 822-8500 Fri. at Candlelighting. • Sat. 9:30 a.m. More...