Stacy Gittleman
By Stacy Gittleman
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Fast Forward Jewish journalist from Detroit detained in Myanmar while trying to leave the country
(JTA) — (Detroit Jewish News via JTA) — On his way home for a surprise visit to see family and friends, Jewish journalist Danny Fenster was detained Monday in Myanmar, where he works for a news site in the country’s largest city of Yangon. Fenster is among the many journalists who have been detained, imprisoned…
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Life Jewish Baby Boomers Are ‘Rewiring,’ Not Retiring — Through Synagogue Life
The Judaica books stacked on David Goodman’s nightstand are ones he’s intended to get around to reading for decades now, but a little thing like a 40-year career got in the way. Now that he has reached his sixties, Goodman, a retired journalist who lives in a Philadelphia suburb, said he finally has the luxury…
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