http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/09/07/11919/HIGHLIGHTSOFJEWISH http://www.jta.org/site/HIGHLIGHTSOFJEWISH/#When:09:00:01Z A comprehensive summary of news that affected Jewish life around the world. 2004-09-07T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/11851/JewsincentralFlor http://www.jta.org/site/JewsincentralFlor/#When:10:00:01Z As central Florida begins to recover from Hurricane Charley, Jews across the state are pulling together to help those in need. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/11810/Ladinoborekasand http://www.jta.org/site/Ladinoborekasand/#When:10:00:01Z Greek Jews who immigrated to North America still incorporate the language and culture of the old country in their practice of Judaism. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/12114/Cancersurvivoruses http://www.jta.org/site/Cancersurvivoruses/#When:10:00:01Z A young man stricken with cancer turned to the piano as the emotional, spiritual and physical therapy to restore his health, and now he writes music to help others beat the disease. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/11766/USteachersofthe http://www.jta.org/site/USteachersofthe/#When:10:00:01Z An education program is training public school teachers to teach their students about the Holocaust. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/11833/Goingtothematfor http://www.jta.org/site/Goingtothematfor/#When:10:00:01Z Jewish study isn't usually seen as a way to get into shape. But with several innovative programs combining Judaism and exercise, Jews now can sweat while exploring their faith. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/12142/After100yearsinU http://www.jta.org/site/After100yearsinU/#When:10:00:01Z One hundred years after Syrian Jews began arriving on U.S. shores, the community in many respects still resembles its close-knit forebears from Damascus and Aleppo. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/13043/Attorneyputsexperi http://www.jta.org/site/Attorneyputsexperi/#When:10:00:01Z An Israeli lawyer has written a novel about a Mossad agent that is based on his own harrowing experiences. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/1999/11/30/11644/Fiftyyearslaters http://www.jta.org/site/Fiftyyearslaters/#When:10:00:01Z Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who helped save 30,000 Jews from Hitler, is being honored during a week-long series of events 50 years after his death in a Lisbon poorhouse. 1999-11-30T10:00:01-05:00