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Lewis B. April Selected to be State Chair for the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society

The law firm of Cooper Levenson April Niedelman & Wagenheim has announced that Lewis B. April, a founding partner of the firm, has been selected as the New Jersey State Chair for the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society. More...

Rabbincal Student to Visit Beth Judah for the Annual Seminary Shabbat Weekend

What are our future rabbis studying and how relevant is it to our daily lives? Rabbincal student Alex Freedman will visit Congregation Beth Judah for the Annual Seminary Shabbat Weekend, Saturday morning, March 6, at 9 a.m. More...

COMMUNITY NOTICE

The Idan Raichel Project, originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, at the Katz JCC in Margate, has been postponed. Please check the JCC website www.jccatlantic.org for future date. More...

National / World Briefs

ORT’s Partnership with Oldest Jewish School in Mexico City Officially Begins

NEW YORK, NY — Earlier this week, the historic partnership between ORT and Mexico’s oldest Jewish school, Colegio Israelita de Mexico (CIM), began with a ceremony in Mexico City. More...

Two Jewish Athletes Win Olympic Silver, Gold

NEW YORK (JTA) — Two Jewish athletes took home medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. More...

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Obituaries

AUDREY KOHN PERSKIE, 82

Audrey Kohn Perskie, 82, died peacefully at her Margate home on Friday, Feb. 26, with her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and long time companion, John Adler, at her side. More...

MICHAEL WEISS

Michael Weiss, a Holocaust survivor, passed away last week. The internment was held at Rodef Sholom Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. He was originally from Budapest, Hungary, where he was one of two sons born to Sarah and David Weiss. More...

TAFFEL, LEON

Leon Taffel, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Atlantic City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25. Beloved husband of Estera Taffel. Loving father of Rosalind, Ike, Eddie and son-in-law Wolfe. More...

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PURIM DRESSES UP IN A WILD WEST THEME. A circle of dancers enjoy the holiday during the Chabad/JCC Purim Party held at the JCC in Margate. More...

Katz JCC to Host Free Brunch & Learn Program

The Katz JCC will host the next Brunch & Learn program featuring Bob Seltzer, executive vice president of the local Jewish Federation on Wednesday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. More...

Israel 1 of 5 Countries Viewed Most Favorably by Americans

Israel placed in the top five countries viewed most favorably by Americans in a new recently released Gallup poll. Israel ranked fifth in the poll with a 67 percent approval rating after Canada, Britain, Germany and Japan. More...

Columns

Today I Am a Potato Puff

v PROF. LEO LIEBERMAN, Jewish Times Staff Writer

Tanta Pesha has just informed me that I should tell all my good friends (and that means all of you) about the facts of life concerning the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. More...

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Profiles of Integrity

The Whistle-Blower: Anne Mitchell, 52, a nurse at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit, Texas for 25 years, sent a complaint to the state medical board that a doctor at her hospital was practicing unsafe medicine. More...

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Community

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...

JFS Jewish Healing Service

Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County is pleased to announce a new 2010 winter schedule of the Jewish Healing Service. More...

Jersey Shore Knitters' Club Knit-A-Thon

You can help make lap blankets to be donated to local veterans’ homes/ hospitals, by joining the Jersey Shore Knitters' Club Knit-A-Thon at the Ventnor Library, New Haven and Atlantic ave. on Saturday March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

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