Alanna E. Cooper
By Alanna E. Cooper
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Opinion For the sake of Israel, it’s time to retire the word ‘Zionism’
Two professors at Case Western Reserve University urge a linguistic solution to tensions on college campuses
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News A Queens synagogue is moving, and the fate of its storied ark is in limbo
Arthur Szyk’s soaring design at the Forest Hills Jewish Center may be too big for a museum, and out of fashion with current design trends
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News Future in question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and its monumental stained-glass window
CHICAGO (JTA) — Just three stories high and hemmed into a small 5,000-square-foot lot, the building at 16 S. Clark St. is a small jewel box situated amid this city’s dense urban fabric. Exuding an aura of cool simplicity, the structure’s facade is composed of glass, metal and concrete planes. Its name is etched in…
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Breaking News When An Old Synagogue Downsizes, What Do You Do With All Its Stuff?
ERIE, Pa. (JTA) — There was some debate about putting the old synagogue up for sale and moving to a new, smaller building, but not much. In 2012, a major pipe burst at Temple Anshe Hesed, and the cost of repairing the nearly century-old building convinced the small but resilient congregation that it was time…
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News Muslim Couple Preserves Remnants of Jewish Life in Uzbekistan
As the sun set over Bukhara, Uzbekistan on a recent Friday evening, I joined the local community in welcoming the Sabbath. This was my first time back to the historic spot on the Silk Road since I first visited in the 1990s. At that time, Uzbekistan had just gained independence in the wake of the…
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Culture Jews of Bukhara Helped Me To Understand Personal History
I don’t remember the name of the man who sold the dictionary to me. He was one of the many people I met in the 1990s who was getting rid of his belongings in advance of his migration from Bukhara. He invited me to his home and showed me the small stack of books on…
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