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He Survived Holocaust And Had A Bar Mitzvah. Now His Grandson Returns To Bimah In Same Polish Synagogue
Philip Epstein has stood in the same exact spot on two separate occasions, 72 years apart. The first time was in 1946 when Epstein, a child Holocaust survivor, was called to the bimah to become a bar mitzvah at the Reicher Synagogue in Lodz, Poland. He was only eleven at the time, and according to…
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America’s Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Crimes Against Women
In New York, if you are a woman seeking an abortion, you might visit the nearest clinic — but be careful not to walk into the other “clinic” in the same building, across the street, or down the block. Instead of finding an abortion clinic, you might accidentally end up at a crisis pregnancy center. There, you may be greeted by staff members…
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Jewish Day Schools Know How To Talk About Yesterday’s Civil Rights Movement. Why Can’t They Face Today’s Racial Injustices?
Each year around Martin Luther King Day, my Jewish high school on the Upper West Side would gather for an assembly marking our community’s namesake. The school was named for Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, a Jewish leader remembered for his commitment to advancing civil rights. In the annual gathering, we would look at old photos…
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The Genius Behind It-Brand ‘Batsheva’ Talks Vintage And Modesty
Two women walk down a dirt path, hand-in-hand, their backs to the camera. They are clad in long, shin-skimming dresses in muted floral prints to match the dusty rural landscape. No, this isn’t a scene from Little House On The Prairie, or a photo of two Satmar women walking through their Catskills bungalow colony. It’s…
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The 32 Best Colleges For Orthodox Jews
As an Orthodox Jew who is a fairly recent college graduate (and proud alumna of NYU), I know firsthand the challenges of being an observant Jew on a college campus. At many universities, Shabbat, holidays and everyday meal planning can be a hassle — especially in universities far from a large Jewish community. Thankfully, I…
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13 Colleges That Give You The Best Bang For Your Buck
College is expensive — but it doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. Members of the class of 2016 graduated with almost $40,000 in student loan debt each on average — but not the graduates of these 13 schools. We understand that costs are an important consideration when picking a college or…
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33 Universities With Great Jewish Scholarships
As the cost of attending college continues to increase faster than inflation, the question of how to afford four years of university weighs heavily on students and parents. Many organizations offer scholarships and essay contests that can provide a bit of help in paying for tuition and textbooks. Some of them can be quite specific,…
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18 Best Colleges For Jewish Life
What do you need for Jewish life to thrive on campus? Start with having lots of Jewish students — the fact that you need a minyan of ten people to properly pray shows how much Judaism values coming together. Add thriving Hillel and Chabad chapters to provide a wide variety of popular religious and cultural…
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Love Israel? These 21 Colleges Are For You
It can be tough to be a Zionist on campus. Israel’s popularity is dropping among Millennials, and the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign appears to be growing in strength on campuses. At the same time, there have never been more options to engage with Israel at universities — from going on Birthright, to taking classes…
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The 30 Safest Colleges For Jews
With anti-Semitism on the rise, safety is on the top of many Jewish parents’ and prospective college students’ minds. While we factored anti-Semitism into last year’s score, this year, we’ve separated it out into an entirely new category: safety. While the bulk of the score is based on the number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2017,…
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28 Great Schools For Going Jewish Greek
There was a time when Jews were shut out from fraternities and sororities, those hallowed institutions that today can claim up to 9 million current college students as members. But just as Greek life has evolved, from “Animal House” emulators to charitable foundations, so, too, have the ways in which Jews are involved — especially…
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