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Camps take precautions against swine flu virus

New summer ritual includes bus checks and hand sanitizer

Camps take precautions against swine flu virus

Bathing suit? Check. Bug spray? Got it. Swine flu examination? Get in line. Summer camps got under way this week with a new ritual, as administrators took precautions against the aggressive flu strain.Read More

Millburn Chabad to seek status as a synagogue

Chai Center moves to resolve township zoning disagreement

Millburn Chabad to seek status as a synagogue

A zoning dispute between the township of Millburn and the Chai Center appears to be settled, with the township agreeing to reduce fines against the Chabad-affiliated center if it agrees to seek status as a house of worship.Read More

Activist: Iran vulnerable to economic pressures

Activist: Iran vulnerable to economic pressures

An opponent of Iran’s nuclear program urged the Jewish community to step up economic pressure against the regime in Tehran — and take advantage of “a groundswell” of popular outrage at its violent treatment of dissidents.Read More

Darfur family reunited with help from HIAS

Lawyer with Jewish immigration group battles bureaucracy

Darfur family reunited with help from HIAS

A family torn apart by war and genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan is reunited and living happily in Brooklyn, thanks to intervention by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.Read More

A night at the museum promotes Israel’s South

Central federation funds performances to boost Be’er Sheva

A night at the museum promotes Israel’s South

On a warm recent Monday night in Be’er Sheva, Israeli singer Efrat Gosh purred and squealed into a microphone in an impromptu imitation of Billie Holiday. Read More

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