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It’s rare these days to be able to wish a happy birthday to someone who is older than JTA. Today, we’re pleased to report that Ralph I. Goldman is 97 years old and still sharp as a tack. [[READMORE]] The longtime JDC executive (now emeritus) lived through our entire archive and can still recount off-hand […]

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Repair the World has issued a call to action to help communities affected by Hurricane Irene. Among the many volunteer and tzedaka opportunities, the Repair bulletin specifically mentions the Jewish community of Brattleboro, Vermont by name. JTA readers might be interested to know that Nobel Prize-winner Saul Bellow is buried in Brattleboro at the Jewish cemetery, Shir Heharim.  [[READMORE]] […]

Do Jewish professional basketball players live above or below the haimish line? [[READMORE]] David Brooks’s old-timey espousal of the haimish line is powerful. “Often, as we spend more on something,”  opines Brooks, “what we gain in privacy and elegance we lose in spontaneous sociability.” Just as self-restraint can be fulfilling, shtetl wisdom can be refreshing. […]

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