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On the Road in Israel
By Stacey Dresner WESTERN MASS. – The Community Trip to Israel last month – the largest trip of its kind ever was “truly a community mission from Western Massachusetts,” said… Read more
Conversation with Rick Brown
Replicating a Polish synagogue By Stacey Dresner BOSTON – A replica of the roof of The Gwozdziec Synagogue, a 17th century wooden temple in Poland, was recently installed at the… Read more
JCC to honor Stu Greene for 35 years of Dedication
‘Stu-Style’ JCC Honoring Stu Greene for 35 years of dedication By Stacey Dresner SPRINGFIELD – Stu Greene has spent his career stressing the importance of physical fitness to the members… Read more
Temple Beth El Celebrates Centennial
By Stacey Dresner SPRINGFIELD – Craig Kazin has been wearing a commemorative rubber wristband bearing the words, “Honoring our Past, Building our Future” since planning for Temple Beth El’s 100… Read more
Conversation with Delia Ephron
By Judie Jacobson Delia Ephron grew up in Beverly Hills, Calif., the daughter of two Hollywood screenwriters. Ephron headed east to attend Barnard College and, in the process, fell in… Read more
The Race for Senate – Candidates Face Off in Special Election
By Abigail Adams As Secretary of State John Kerry returned from his trip to the Middle East, GOP and Democratic primary candidates ramped up their campaigns for Kerry’s former Senate… Read more
Hadassah presents play about Judge Justine Wise Polier
By Stacey Dresner NORTHAMPTON – Judge Justine Wise Polier was a force to be reckoned with. The first female judge in New York State. Polier was a longtime champion of… Read more
Passover: Israel style
By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org JERUSALEM—Not every Israeli observes Passover, but every Israeli knows Passover is coming. Preparations for the seven-day holiday are impossible to ignore and encroach on almost every… Read more
LYA students return from Israel
By Stacey Dresner LONGMEADOW – The middle-schoolers of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow recently returned from a life-changing trip to Israel. The group of eight 7th and 8th graders and… Read more
Yom Hashoah
Comemoration to honor Warsaw Ghetto By Stacey Dresner GREATER SPRINGFIELD – The Greater Springfield Jewish community will commemorate Yom Hashoah this year on Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at… Read more
