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Is it curtains for Central Park Theatre?
In a sea of empty lots in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood sits a faded relic that is one of the most historically significant American movie theaters still standing. When it opened in 1917, the red-brick, three-story Central Park Theatre was...
Tags: Paramount Pictures, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Human Interest, Uptown, New York City
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Jews revive annual pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue
ReutersBy Tarek Amara DJERBA, Tunisia, April 27 (Reuters) - Africa's oldest synagogue is playing host to that rarity in the Arab world - a religious gathering of hundreds of Jews drawn from Europe and Israel. Guarded by armed Tunisian police, Jewish...Tags: Islam, Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Religion and Belief
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New Autry chief executive saddles up for challenging task
Recruiting a new leader for a big museum can take months — sometimes more than a year — involving search committees, consultants and rounds of interviews and negotiations. In the case of the Autry National Center of the American West,...
Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Entertainment, Travel, Mashantucket, Colleges and Universities
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South Florida Jews help unearth clues to genetic diseases
South Florida has one of the world's largest populations of Ashkenazis — Jews of Central and Eastern European descent — making it home to some potentially groundbreaking medical research. In Boca Raton, the Parkinson's Disease and Movement...
Tags: University of South Florida, Chemical Industry, Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, Crohn's Disease
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Independence day: Jews celebrate milestone anniversary for Israel
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County recently hosted "Israel@65," a community celebration to mark the 65th anniversary of Israel's independence. The event, celebrating "Yom Ha'Atzmaut," took place at Palm Beach County Convention Center and drew...Tags: Climbing, Rock Climbing, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Culture
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Endangered Hopkins museum exhibit back on schedule, minus two pieces
An exhibit at the Johns Hopkins Evergreen House that was thrown into doubt this week is back on, but without two artworks at the crux of a dispute between the artist and the curator. The two large pieces in question — one depicting a cross, the...
Tags: Arts, Museums, Fine Artists, Artists, Arts and Culture
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Nazi Party, Palestinian National Authority, Politics, Shanghai (China), Heads of State
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JSC brunch celebrates graduating high school seniors
The Jewish Student Connection of South Florida sponsored a brunch recently celebrating the graduation of high school seniors at Congregation B'nai Torah in Boca Raton. With more than 90 people in attendance, the fourteen graduating seniors at the event...Tags: Education, Mountains, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Boca Raton
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Mother takes synagogue to view son's film
Hollywood resident Brenda Ascher is a proud Jewish mother. Her son Rodney Ascher is the director of the documentary, "Room 237," where people provide numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film "The Shining." Ascher and...Tags: Stanley Kubrick, Room 237 (movie), The Shining (movie), Entertainment, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Teens take life changing trip to Poland and Israel
Thousands of Jewish teenagers from throughout the world recently took a life changing trip to Poland and Israel in memory of the Holocaust. During the March of the Living, high school students, along with Holocaust survivors, commemorated Yom HaShoah...Tags: Education, Aventura, Travel, Schools, Human Interest
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FIDF hosts White Party
Guests entered a private oceanfront home in Golden Beach recently for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces 11th annual White Party. The Greater Miami Young Leadership Division of the FIDF event drew more than 500 people to celebrate the 65th...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Israel Defense Forces
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Flowers brighten day for shelter mothers
With Mother's Day coming up on May 12, mothers across the country are anticipating the special day set aside to honor them with flowers, candy and fancy dinner. However, for countless women in battered women's shelters throughout the country, Mother's...Tags: Delray Beach, North Miami Beach, Abusive Behavior, Cooper City, Human Interest
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