Jeffrey Griggs
By Jeffrey Griggs
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Culture Art Connects Kids Halfway Around the Globe
American students and Israeli students might speak different languages, but they have learned another way to communicate: through art. Four years ago, the American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the museum’s education department launched an art exchange program. Originally intended to connect students in New York and Tel Aviv, the program…
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Culture A Shanda in Shpittsburgh!
What makes a hero? Is it his cape or his capabilities? Or is it simply enough to “do good,” to help those around you in times of need? As adults, we might not remember the significance of these questions, but for a child, they are paramount. In answer to the call, Agent Emes has returned…
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Culture Deep Roots, Far-flung Branches
This month, CLAL-The National Center for Learning and Leadership will publish a tribute book to coincide with its 30th -anniversary dinner. The tribute book will feature the work of Moico Yaker, a Peruvian-born artist who currently splits his time between Lima and New York. “Moico shatters the false divide between Jewish and human, bridging the…
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