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Art What’s Under Your Fashion Exhibit?
When the State of Israel first came into being 67 years ago, it harbored certain aspirations: It hoped to be not only a national homeland for the Jews and a light unto the nations, but also the fashion mecca of the Middle East. Most of us are familiar with the first two beau ideals; the…
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Fast Forward JCC CFO Pleads Guilty to $400K Scam
Two former staff members at San Diego’s Jewish community center pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the institution in two separate schemes. Nancy Johnson, the JCC’s chief financial officer from 1991 to 2014, and Tamara Azizov, an accounts payable clerk from 1989 to 2014, both pleaded guilty Thursday in San Diego…
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Fast Forward Racist JCC Gunman Plans Guilty Plea To ‘Put Jews on Trial’
Frazier Glenn Miller, the white supremacist charged with murdering three people outside two Kansas City-area Jewish institutions, said he will change his plea to guilty. Miller told the Associated Press by phone from jail that he wants to speak in court about why he committed the crimes and is concerned about a long trial due…
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Fast Forward Thousands March on Anniversary of Kansas City Jewish Center Rampage
Thousands of people in a Kansas City suburb took part in a march to mark the first anniversary of deadly shootings outside of two Jewish institutions. The three-mile Peace Walk began at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kan., culminating seven days of events planned by the families of the…
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News Colorado Jewish Center and Synagogue Emptied by ‘You Have Enemies’ Threat
(Reuters) — Workers at a Jewish community center and a nearby synagogue in Colorado opened envelopes on Monday containing a white substance and at least one threatening message, police said. The Boulder Jewish Community Center was evacuated after a letter was found to hold white powder, which was later declared harmless, along with a note…
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Food Behind the Scenes of the JCC’s New Cookbook
Cover image by John Tavares I enjoy asking cookbook authors about what inspired their work. A cookbook so often has a personal story attached to it, one that unfolds through the food within its pages. Maybe the author was motivated by a desire to share the flavors of a birthplace or childhood, or of a…
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Recipes ‘The Community Table’ Karpas Salad
Photograph by John Tavares The three authors of JCC Manhattan’s new cookbook, Katja Goldman, Judy Bernstein Bunzl and Lisa Rotmi, dubbed this their karpas salad, named after the spring herbs and bitter greens served at a Passover Seder, but they make it all year-round. It also features dates, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and a bright…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Pleads Not Guilty in Kansas JCC Killings
Frazier Glenn Miller has pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered three people outside two Kansas City-area Jewish institutions. Miller, 74, entered the plea on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Johnson County, Kansas. He asked for a speedy trial, within 150 days, despite objections from his lawyers, Reuters reported. Judge Thomas Kelly…
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