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In 2010, author Menachem Kaiser embarked on a quest to reclaim a building in Poland owned by his grandfather — among the only members of an extended family killed in the Holocaust.

Rabbi Dean Shapiro leaving Temple Emanuel of Tempe Rabbi Dean Shapiro is preparing to leave Temple Emanuel of Tempe after 10 years. “My years at Temple Emanuel have been very special. I deeply appreciate the trust the community has placed in me — to lead them, to teach them, to celebrate with them and to walk with them in dark days,” Shapiro said. “It’s been an honor to serve as the rabbi of this synagogue.” The congregation is planning several events to celebrate ...

Virtual fundraiser celebrates Israels 73rd birthday FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Caption: Farmers from The Gambia and Kenya learn sustainable agriculture practices in Israel’s southern Negev Desert. After 12 months, the students return to their respective farms and implement the new ecofriendly AgTech farming practices they learned..contributedShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Sundays Breakfast for Israel raises funds for, among other things, this Rapid Action Fire Vehicle. Its a mini firetruck is designe...

The ACLU of Delaware, National Homelessness Law Center and other advocates are encouraging the state legislature to consider repealing laws that criminalize panhandling, instead of passing House Bill 58, which keeps penalties in place but uses the legal process to connect homeless people facing panhandling charges with social services.Coastal Point • Submitted The ACLU of Delaware (ACLU-DE), National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), and other community advocates sent a letter to members of ...

January 25, 2021 Joseph B. Green, 73, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, with his devoted wife Nancy Belfer Green and his family by his side. Joe was born in Wilmington Sept. 11, 1947, to Fluff and Harold Green. He graduated from P.S. duPont High School class of 1965, Dickinson College in 1969, and received his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University Law School in 1972. Joe is survived by his loving wife Nancy; adoring children, Jeffrey (Kara) Green of Connecticut, Dani...

The lost: Capital Region lives ended by COVID-19 The pandemic has upended the nation, but its truest cost is felt by friends and families Times Union staff FacebookTwitterEmail 558. Thats the minimum count of how many people, as of this writing, have succumbed to COVID-19 in the greater Capital Region. In less than 10 months. That is a wartime number — a casualty list perhaps more in keeping with the recounting of Civil War regimental losses than of anything understood in the modern era. Scie...

Temples stained glass shimmers with light and history Beth Emeths blue window cascades depict cosmos, and a Torah rescued from Nazis FacebookTwitterEmail ALBANY  -- Congregation Beth Emeth’s biggest sanctuary has seven floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows, cascades of hundreds of hues of blue dramatically symbolizing the cosmos, skies and oceans during Creation. Floating in the abstract colors are realistic and detailed stained glass scenes of men, women and children celebrating holy days ...