Yardain Amron
By Yardain Amron
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Culture 6 Things About Jewish New Mexico
Fancy some green chili in your matzo brei on Passover? Then you should go to New Mexico. Here are six things about Jewish New Mexico you should know. 1) New Mexico is home to many of the last crypto-Jews, who claim that their ancestors fled to Mexico during the Spanish Inquisition to escape persecution. Over…
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Opinion 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Jewish Maine
Camp Modin, in the Belgrade Lake district, is New England’s oldest summer camp. // Courtesy of Camp Modin 1) Jewish population as of 2012: 13,890 2) The Portland JCC opened in 1938. 3) Camp Modin, established in 1922 in the Belgrade Lake district, is the oldest Jewish camp in New England. 4) Susman Abrams (1743-1830.,…
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News More Than Half of NYC Holocaust Survivors Living in Poverty Despite Reparations
Ninety-year-old Sonia Anger survived the Nazis by fleeing Romania after the Germans invaded in 1941 and taking refuge in the Ural Mountains. Today, the brown-haired, 5-foot-6-inch widow struggles to survive in New York City on a monthly Social Security check of $1,130, or $14,000 a year. “I’m sweeping the floor, and have little to eat,…
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Opinion Want a Job? Put ‘Jewish’ On Your Resume
Thinkstock As a college student often working on my resume, I am always given impersonal directions. “Keep the sentences concise and specific — subject-verb-object, then get out,” college advisor wags; “Move that ‘Award’ section where it can be seen,” Mom presses; “Strong verbs are critical. Throw in an ‘Achieved’ or ‘Progressed’ for best results,” career…
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Israel News Inside University of Michigan’s Israel Divestment Debate
Pro-Palestinian students got trounced on an Israel-related stock divestment vote recently at the University of Michigan. The student government’s 25 to 9 vote against their proposal wasn’t even close. Yet Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the student group that put forth the proposal, declared the defeat a terrific victory. And they may be right….
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