New summer ritual includes bus checks and hand sanitizer
by Johanna Ginsberg
July 2, 2009
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
Chai Center moves to resolve township zoning disagreement
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
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
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
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
Lawyer with Jewish immigration group battles bureaucracy
by Robert Wiener
July 2, 2009
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
Central federation funds performances to boost Be’er Sheva
by Daniella Cheslow
July 2, 2009
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