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Jewish day schools putting Apple iPads to the test

By Jason Miller · January 20, 2012

Two Jewish day schools are leading the charge in putting Apple's iPad to use in classrooms. Read more »

Park City shul is a popular venue for Sundance films—and ski-in Shabbat services

By Matthew Weinstein · January 22, 2012

Park City’s Temple Har Shalom is one of the venues for movies at the Sundance Film Festival -- just one of many elements that makes this Reform synagogue unusual. Read more »

Seeking Kin: Tracing a group of refugees, from Europe to Cyprus to Palestine to East Africa

By Hillel Kuttler · January 26, 2012

An Australian retiree is working to shed light on the unusual story of a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who were transported by the British from Cyprus to Palestine and then later to East Africa. Read more »

Seeking Kin: Man hidden as baby hopes to honor father-rescuer

By Hillel Kuttler · January 13, 2012

A resident of Slovakia, sheltered as a baby from the Nazis by a man who would become his adoptive father, is trying to get Yad Vashem to honor his rescuer and is searching for others he helped. Read more »

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Discount Purim basket with a rich theme: Products purchased at a 99 Cents Only Store connect to characters in the Purim story. (Edmon J. Rodman) Peter Keeda, an Australian retiree, stumbled upon the story of a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who were sent by the British from Cyprus to Palestine and later to East Africa. (Courtesy of Peter Keeda) Karl Nurnberger sheltered a Jewish baby from the Nazis and later raised him, and now the son is searching for others aided by his adoptive father in order to get his heroism recognized by Yad Vashem. (Courtesy of Peter Nurnberger) With at least 687 dreidels spinning simultaneously, the world record for most Chanukah dreidels spun simultaneously in the same room (541) appears to be topped by Conservative Jewish high schoolers at the United Synagogue Youth's annual international convention in Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 2011. (Phil McAuliffe/Polaris) Zecil Gravitz's father, Moses Kopeicka, is pictured with his mother, Zeisl Finkelstein Kopeicka (left), and his sister. (Courtesy of Zecil Gravitz) Zecil Gravitz's paternal grandfather, Michael Kopeicka (rear center with beard), poses with relatives. (Courtesy Of Zecil Gravitz) Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the incoming president of the Union for Reform Judaism, at the movement's biennial conference outside Washington, Dec. 17, 2011. (URJ) President Obama addresses the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism, Dec. 16, 2011. (URJ) The 2011 biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism was the movement's biggest in history, Dec. 17, 2011. (URJ) President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listening to a Chanukah performance by the West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Dec. 8, 2011. (Pete Souza/Official White House Photo)

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  • Discount Purim basket with a rich theme: Products purchased at a 99 Cents Only Store connect to characters in the Purim story.
  • Peter Keeda, an Australian retiree, stumbled upon the story of a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who were sent by the British from Cyprus to Palestine and later to East Africa.
  • Karl Nurnberger sheltered a Jewish baby from the Nazis and later raised him, and now the son is searching for others aided by his adoptive father in order to get his heroism recognized by Yad Vashem.
  • With at least 687 dreidels spinning simultaneously, the world record for most Chanukah dreidels spun simultaneously in the same room (541) appears to be topped by Conservative Jewish high schoolers at the United Synagogue Youth's annual international convention in Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 2011.
  • Zecil Gravitz's father, Moses Kopeicka, is pictured with his mother, Zeisl Finkelstein Kopeicka (left), and his sister.
  • Zecil Gravitz's paternal grandfather, Michael Kopeicka (rear center with beard), poses with relatives.
  • Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the incoming president of the Union for Reform Judaism, at the movement's biennial conference outside Washington, Dec. 17, 2011.
  • President Obama addresses the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism, Dec. 16, 2011.
  • The 2011 biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism was the movement's biggest in history, Dec. 17, 2011.
  • President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listening to a Chanukah performance by the West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Dec. 8, 2011.
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