January 29, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

‘Survivor’s Story’ Completes its Tour

The Stockton’s School of Arts and Humanities and the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton are pleased to announce that the play, A COMB AND A PRAYER BOOK: A SURVIVOR’S STORY, has just completed a limited tour. More...

National / World Briefs

Seashore Gardens Living Center Proactive in Health Care Reform with Wellness Initiative for Employees

The current debate about the Health care crisis in the United States and the possibility of a new government initiated health care plan has divided the country in terms of support for this type of government run plan. More...

Do a Mitzvah and Earn a Guaranteed Income for Life

That’s right; you can do a mitzvah and have a guaranteed income for life. This can be achieved by buying a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) from the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. More...

Congregation Beth Israel Holds Ecofriendly Youth Service

On Friday, January 8, the BITY youth group of Congregation Beth Israel led a special Shabbat service for grades 4-12. All attendees were asked to bring a couple of canned goods, which were donated to the JFS Food Bank. More...

Community

Senior Activities

The Herman Pogachefsky Senior Services Pavilion of BERON Jewish Older Adult Services, located at 1102 Atlantic Avenue, AC, offers a wide range of activities and programs for seniors. For more information, Contact Gail at 345-4057. More...

Bay-Atlantic Concert Series ‘Rediscovers America’

Discover – and rediscover – the classical music of our American heritage at the Bay- Atlantic Symphony's next concert on January 29. More...

New Address for Beth Judah Mainland Minyan

Mainland Early Morning Minyan (MEMM for short) meets Tuesday mornings 6:30 a.m., at their new address located at 2100 Oak Ave. Northfield. More...

Yale U. Visits Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial Site

This weekend, close to 20 senior architectural students from Yale University visited the site of the proposed Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial for the purpose of getting a design-sense of the memorial’s relationship to the Boardwalk. More...

COMMUNITY REMINDER: A Weekend of Music to Honor Retired Jewish Educators

There’s still time to make reservations to hear Pizmon, the renowned a cappella group coming to Margate the weekend of Jan. 29-31, for a series of performances. More...

Columns

Miep Gies: Anne Frank’s Protector

The Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam announced that Miep Gies, the last survivor among Anne Frank’s protectors, and the woman who preserved her diary, died at age l00 on January 11, 2010. More...

Cartoon

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Song of the Sea

Teaching young children has always been a joy for me. One of teaching’s special advantages is the clarity that emerges from conversation with people under the age of ten. More...

Obituaries

GREENBERG, LEO (MAURICE)

Greenberg, Leo (Maurice) was born in Atlantic City in 1919 and resided in the Atlantic City area for his entire life. He worked as the manager of Hygrade Liquor Store for many years and was also the timekeeper at one of the area casinos. More...