Monday, May 16, 2011




Volunteers pitch in on Weatherization Day





CHAI project helps low-income elderly Maia Jones could have been sleeping in on this frosty weekend morning. Instead, the 20-year-old Towson University junior was up and gone early to rake leaves for Beverly Schiff, a total stranger in Northwest Baltimore.

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Israel welcomes last Ethiopians of Jewish descent

Oded Balilty FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2005 file photo an Ethiopian Jew cries as she holds a picture of a relative, during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem protesting against the Israeli government's refusal to assist Jews who remained in Ethiopia from immigrating to Israel.

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Two forgotten Singers heard

Isaac Bashevis Singer, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978, is without doubt the most famous Yiddish writer around the world. But at one time his claim to fame was to be the younger brother of two noted writers of novels and short stories, Israel Joshua Singer and Hinde Esther Singer Kreitman.

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Jewish jewel is a secret in need of telling

BRUNSWICK, GA. รข€" One of the city's most elaborate and historic buildings is also one of the least seen. Temple Beth Tefilloh sits on a corner at the entrance to the Glynn Academy Auditorium, a building used daily by students and frequently for community events.

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