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ALBANY – A Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF) Breakfast for Israel has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 28, at 8 a.m. at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany. JNF organizers report that the breakfast will spotlight the organization’s affiliate, Green Horizons, an Israeli youth program. This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Ido Reichman-Eisikovits, Jewish National Fund-USA’s Green Horizons vice president of fund-raising and marketing...

Complimentary Jewish National Fund-USA’s breakfast on Sept. 28 to showcase youth program - The Jewish World ALBANY – A Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF) Breakfast for Israel has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 28, at 8 a.m. at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany. JNF organizers report that the breakfast will spotlight the organization’s affiliate, Green Horizons, an Israeli youth program. Th...

By MARILYN SHAPIRO

As we have done every year since our granddaughter, affectionately nicknamed Mountain Girl, was born in 2015, Larry, my husband, and I have successfully escaped Florida’s oppressive summer heat and rented a place close to our daughter Julie, her husband Sam, and our granddaughter.

Along with mountain views and beautiful weather at 9100 feet in Summit County, Colo., Larry and I enjoy wildlife sightings—marmots, picas, and an assortment of birds...

Of three moose and a basketball hoop - The Jewish World By MARILYN SHAPIRO As we have done every year since our granddaughter, affectionately nicknamed Mountain Girl, was born in 2015, Larry, my husband, and I have successfully escaped Florida’s oppressive summer heat and rented a place close to our daughter Julie, her husband Sam, and our granddaughte...

The Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and Congregation Gates of Heaven recently launched “Student to Student—Be the Narrative” (STS), a program that engages Jewish high school juniors and seniors and trains them to counter anti-Semitism and demystify Judaism by giving presentations to other students in area high schools. “Participants will break down stereotypes by sharing their Jewish and teen identities with their peers in classes throughout our area,” according to organizers...

Teen emissaries wanted to fight anti-Semitism in local high schools; Peer to peer program - The Jewish World The Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and Congregation Gates of Heaven recently launched “Student to Student—Be the Narrative” (STS), a program that engages Jewish high school juniors and seniors and trains them to counter anti-Semitism and demystify Judaism by giving presentations to...

The sixth annual Battle of the BBQS held Sunday, July 30, raised $30,000 for the Shalom Food Pantry, based in Bethlehem, assisting in it’s mission to fight local food insecurity.

Chanie Simon, food pantry director, said, “Five hundred helped the pantry by attending the event.” She added, “The Shalom Food Pantry distributes food to over 250 households ever month with packages containing pantry staples, dairy items and fresh produce”...

Battle of the BBQS competition raises $30,000 for local Shalom Food Pantry - The Jewish World The sixth annual Battle of the BBQS held Sunday, July 30, raised $30,000 for the Shalom Food Pantry, based in Bethlehem, assisting in it’s mission to fight local food insecurity. In addition to the $30,000 raised at the barbecue, the Albany County Legislature presented a $10,000 grant to the Shalo...

Isaac Akiba, 34, knows what it’s like to end a professional dance career—twice.

In 2019, the decision was made for him after a ghastly injury, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, live on stage in “The Nutcracker” at the Boston Opera House. His doctor told him he’d never dance that part, with its complicated, saut de basque jump again, but less than two years later, he was back on stage performing it again...

Isaac Akiba hangs up his ballet shoes but plans to elevate Israeli culture - The Jewish World By MENACHEM WECKER (JNS) Isaac Akiba in the Boston Ballet’s 2013-2014 season. Photo courtesy of David Akiba/Courtesy of Isaac Akiba. Isaac Akiba, 34, knows what it’s like to end a professional dance career—twice. In 2019, the decision was made for him after a ghastly injury, tearing his anteri...

Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes. My wish and my blessing to you all is that you should be healthy, wealthy, and wise!

ALBANY – The Bethlehem Chabad Rosh Chodesh Society invites the community to attend a Friday night dinner at 7 p.m. on Aug. 11 at Bethlehem Chabad, 393 Delaware Ave., Delmar. The is open to all—men, women, and children.

The Bethlehem Chabad Rosh Chodesh Society is the women’s division of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI). Two cohorts of local women have either completed the course or are taking the course “To BElieve or not to BElieve in Yourself.”...

Bethlehem Chabad Rosh Chodesh Society to offer community-wide Friday night dinner - The Jewish World ALBANY – The Bethlehem Chabad Rosh Chodesh Society invites the community to attend a Friday night dinner at 7 p.m. on Aug. 11 at Bethlehem Chabad, 393 Delaware Ave., Delmar. The is open to all—men, women, and children. The Bethlehem Chabad Rosh Chodesh Society is the women’s division of the Ro...

The Jewish Community of Oporto recently announced it is working to preserve the 17th-century records of the Portuguese Inquisition. Under a protocol signed in 2019 between the Torre do Tombo National Archive in Lisbon and the Oporto Jewish Community, the latter undertook to pay for the preservation of 16th-century Inquisition case records. The protocol, assisted by then-Israeli Ambassador to Portugal Raphael Gamzou...

Oporto’s Jews attempt to preserve Portugal’s rotting Inquisition records - The Jewish World By DAVID ISAAC (JNS) The Jewish Community of Oporto recently announced it is working to preserve the 17th-century records of the Portuguese Inquisition. Under a protocol signed in 2019 between the Torre do Tombo National Archive in Lisbon and the Oporto Jewish Community, the latter undertook to pay....

ALBANY – Marina Furman, shared her story of activism and survival with over 110 philanthropic women at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Women for Israel event, “Putin, Israel, and the Jews,” held at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany in May.

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Furman became a refusenik at the age of 19 and spent 10 years fighting the Soviet dictatorship to allow freedom of immigration and religious expression...

Jewish National Fund-USA’s Women for Israel event featured talk by JNF’s Marina Furman - The Jewish World ALBANY – Marina Furman, shared her story of activism and survival with over 110 philanthropic women at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Women for Israel event, “Putin, Israel, and the Jews,” held at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany in May. Laiky Rubin and Elizabeth Epstein were two of the 1...

Parasites have always had a bad reputation, and health professionals have warned the public for years about taking preventive measures to avoid mites, lice, ticks, mosquitoes, tapeworms and more.

But an Israeli study is challenging the conventional wisdom, highlighting parasites’ potential positive impact on ecosystems and animal survival. According to a team of Tel Aviv University researchers, parasites can play a crucial role in habitat design...

Israeli findings on parasites could protect endangered species - The Jewish World (JNS) Parasites have always had a bad reputation, and health professionals have warned the public for years about taking preventive measures to avoid mites, lice, ticks, mosquitoes, tapeworms and more. Positive Impact? But an Israeli study is challenging the conventional wisdom, highlighting parasit...

SARATOGA SPRINGS– The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom panel discussion of the film “Lansky” on Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m.

“Lansky” is a 2021 American biographical crime drama about the gangster Meyer Lansky, written and directed by Eytan Rockaway. It stars Harvey Keitel and Sam Worthington. The film presents Lansky as an old man telling his story to a down and out journalist looking for a break on a big story...

‘Lansky’ film is set for panel talk by SJCF Aug. 14 - The Jewish World SARATOGA SPRINGS– The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom panel discussion of the film “Lansky” on Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. “Lansky” is a 2021 American biographical crime drama about the gangster Meyer Lansky, written and directed by Eytan Rockaway. It stars Harv...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s son Yair is being surveilled by private investigators (P*s) hired by left-wing activists, Channel 14 recently reported.

Yair Netanyahu has been traveling abroad for the past few months and as a member of the prime minister’s family is assigned a security detail. However, according to the report that hasn’t prevented his monitoring...

Israeli activists hired P*s to track Yair Netanyahu - The Jewish World (JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair is being surveilled by private investigators(P*s) hired by left-wing activists, Channel 14 recently reported. Yair Netanyahu has been traveling abroad for the past few months and as a member of the prime minister's family is assigned a secur...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Temple Sinai has announced book sale of hard and soft cover used books to honor the memory of Jack Schoen, whose large and varied donation of Jewish books forms the majority of the hundreds of good-quality used books that the temple’s library is offering for sale. The book sale will be held at Temple Sinai at 509 Broadway on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...

Temple Sinai Library lists Jack Schoen Memorial Book Sale on August 8 and 9 - The Jewish World SARATOGA SPRINGS – Temple Sinai has announced book sale of hard and soft cover used books to honor the memory of Jack Schoen, whose large and varied donation of Jewish books forms the majority of the hundreds of good-quality used books that the temple’s library is offering for sale. The book sal...

The New York Police Department’s Police Academy valedictorian this year—25-year-old Orthodox Jew Samuel Winsbacher—gave a seven-minute speech at the recent ceremony in Madison Square Garden as he also received a number of awards.

“It is important that we stay true to ourselves and, above all else, continue to demonstrate the integrity and professionalism that embodies this great department,” said the native of Monsey, N.Y...

Orthodox valedictorian garners awards at NYPD Academy graduation - The Jewish World The New York Police Department’s Police Academy valedictorian this year—25-year-old Orthodox Jew Samuel Winsbacher—gave a seven-minute speech at the recent ceremony in Madison Square Garden as he also received a number of awards. “It is important that we stay true to ourselves and, above all...

Killing children is terrible, as everyone knows. It follows that leveling false charges of child killing against a nation in an influential newspaper is also reprehensible and should be forthrightly corrected. In two stories, on July 5 and July 6, 2023 Wall Street Journal reporter Stephen Kalin injected that libel into his coverage of Israel’s military action in Jenin, citing a Palestinian Health Ministry source. But the Journal has thus far failed to correct the false claims...

‘Wall Street Journal’ flouts ethics with Israel child killer charge - The Jewish World By ANDREA LEVIN Killing children is terrible, as everyone knows. It follows that leveling false charges of child killing against a nation in an influential newspaper is also reprehensible and should be forthrightly corrected. In two stories, on July 5 and July 6, 2023 Wall Street Journal reporter St...

The campaign, which noted that Trump is the Republican frontrunner, added that the charges, which it called “lawless,” are “reminiscent of N**i Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes.”

The statement drew widespread criticism from Jewish organizations, some of which have been frequent critics of the former president and his policies and statements...

Charges ‘reminiscent’ of N**i Germany, Trump campaign claims - The Jewish World Presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at an event of the Israel Heritage Foundation at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, N.J., where he was awarded a Keter Yerushalyim (Crown of Jerusalem) Award on July 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of Israel Heritage Foundation. Former U.S.....

SCHENECTADY – The third annual Schenectady Rotary-Steiner award in memory of former Schenectady Chamber of Commerce Executive and Rotarian, Chuck Steiner was recently presented to Mona Golub in recognition of her demonstrated excellence in both business and philanthropy.

Golub oversees corporate communications, community and government relations, consumer services, corporate social responsibility, and philanthropy for the nearly 300-store chain.

Mona Golub honored with Schenectady Rotary-Steiner Award - The Jewish World SCHENECTADY – The third annual Schenectady Rotary-Steiner award in memory of former Schenectady Chamber of Commerce Executive and Rotarian, Chuck Steiner was recently presented to Mona Golub in recognition of her demonstrated excellence in both business and philanthropy. As vice president of publi...

President Isaac Herzog of Israel spoke to a cheering crowd of senators and congressmen on July 19, and delivered a moderate, centrist message of hope for peace in the Middle East. It was one of the best speeches ever made to Congress, for which he deservedly received numerous standing ovations...

Israel’s president delivered a message of hope - The Jewish World By ALAN DERSHOWITZ President Isaac Herzog of Israel spoke to a cheering crowd of senators and congressmen on July 19, and delivered a moderate, centrist message of hope for peace in the Middle East. It was one of the best speeches ever made to Congress, for which he deservedly received numerous stan...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom discussion of the 2017 film “Marshall” on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Marshall is available for renting or purchasing on the internet.

The film tells the story of Thurgood Marshall before he became a Supreme Court Justice, arguing a case for a black man, Joseph Spell, accused of r**e in 1940 Connecticut. Marshall was aware of the bias he might be fighting against with a jury comprised entirely of white citizens.

1940 Connecticut r**e case is theme of biopic ‘Marshall;’ SJCF Zoom discussion set Aug. 3 - The Jewish World SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom discussion of the 2017 film “Marshall” on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Marshall is available for renting or purchasing on the internet. The film tells the story of Thurgood Marshall before he became a Supreme Co...

A team of medics were invited to the recent bar mitzvah celebration of Shmuel Kovetzik in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv, whose life they had saved at birth.

“We had a traumatic and difficult event that, by the grace of God, ended in a visible miracle, and since then we have been in contact with the [Magen David Adom] team, we remember them every birthday, and it was a matter of course for us to invite them to celebrate Shmuel’s bar mitzvah with us,” said Shmuel’s father, Shneor.

13 years after saving infant, medics join ‘miracle’ bar mitzvah - The Jewish World (JNS) A team of medics were invited to the recent bar mitzvah celebration of Shmuel Kovetzik in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv, whose life they had saved at birth. “We had a traumatic and difficult event that, by the grace of God, ended in a visible miracle, and since then we have been in contact

S**C Premieres: Scherzo Fantastique, Play Time, Liturgy….

Get tickets now for Philadelphia Orchestra, chamber music, and other shows at S**C.org. Photos by Jade Elizabeth Kirsop (518) 588-0221.

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PHOTOS: New York City Ballet, Thursday, July 20 at S**C - The Jewish World S**C Premieres — Scherzo Fantastique, Play Time, Liturgy…. Get tickets now for Philadelphia Orchestra, chamber music, and other shows at S**C.org. Photos by Jade Elizabeth Kirsop (518) 588-0221.

The Jewish Art Calendar of Capital Chabad will soon be published and mailed to over 5,000 homes in the Capital Region free of charge. The plan is to send it with The Jewish World newspaper’s Rosh Hashanah edition. The calendar includes Shabbat and holiday times and personal yartzeit dates and milestones.

This year the calendar will also note 50 years of Chabad in the Capital Region; with its directors Rabbi Israel and Rochel Rubin came to the Albany community in the fall of 1974.

Mark the date! Jewish Art Calendar 5784 in planning stage - The Jewish World The Jewish Art Calendar of Capital Chabad will soon be published and mailed to over 5,000 homes in the Capital Region free of charge. The plan is to send it with The Jewish World newspaper’s Rosh Hashanah edition. The calendar includes Shabbat and holiday times and personal yartzeit dates and mile...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom discussion of the 2017 film “Marshall” on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Marshall is available for renting or purchasing on the internet.

The film tells the story of Thurgood Marshall before he became a Supreme Court Justice, arguing a case for a black man, Joseph Spell, accused of r**e in 1940 Connecticut...

1940 Connecticut r**e case is theme of biopic ‘Marshall;’ SJCF Zoom discussion set Aug. 3 - The Jewish World SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival (SJCF) will present a Zoom discussion of the 2017 film “Marshall” on Thursday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Marshall is available for renting or purchasing on the internet. The film tells the story of Thurgood Marshall before he became a Supreme Co...

It’s become an annual modern ritual. Every summer, before Tisha B’Av, the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av, many serious Jews wonder whether to still fast on this day commemorating the First and Second Temples’ destruction—along with many other persecutions Jews endured on that day over the millennia. Especially in a united Jerusalem, with Israel noting its 75th anniversary, it seems anachronistic to recreate our grandparents’ despair yet again...

Are you noting Tisha B’Av this year? - The Jewish World By GIL TROY (August 2022 / Jewish Journal JNS) It’s become an annual modern ritual. Every summer, before Tisha B’Av, the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av, many serious Jews wonder whether to still fast on this day commemorating the First and Second Temples’ destruction—along with many other p...

New York City ballet takes the stage at S**C, photographed by Jade Elizabeth Kirsop.

PHOTOS: New York City ballet opening night at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, July 18. - The Jewish World Photos courtesy of Jade Elizabeth Kirsop. Jade is available to photograph your special events at (518) 588-0221. The New York City ballet continues this week, with shows through Saturday night. Purchase tickets here: spac.org/whats-on/new-york-city-ballet-spac-premieres