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“P Is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book” by Golbarg Bashi. In response to pushback from the local Jewish community, the public library in Highland Park, N.J., postponed a picture-book author event with Bashi, May 2019.

Amid backlash, library in Highland Park, NJ, postpones reading of ‘P Is for Palestine’

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In response to pushback from the local Jewish community, the public library in Highland Park, N.J., has postponed a picture-book author event with Golbarg Bashi, author of P Is for Palestine. “Due to extraordinary public response about...
Jordan Shenker, CEO of the Kaplen JCC, and Aya Shechter, IAC’s New Jersey Regional Director. Credit: Courtesy.

A seamless integration between Israeli and American Jews in New Jersey

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Rather than a classroom setting, New Jersey middle and high school students participating in the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) Eitanim entrepreneurship program get to pitch their ideas directly in a boardroom. It’s no small distinction for...
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New Jersey affirms Jewish connection to Jerusalem

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The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday voted unanimously on a measure which affirms the historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and condemns efforts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey Bob Hugin speaks alongside his wife and daughter. Credit: Bob Hugin for Senate Facebook page.

In New Jersey, Republican Senate-challenger puts longtime Israel supporter to the test

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In an era in which support for Israel within the Democratic Party is waning—a reversal of previous decades of steadfast commitment—strong Democratic Israel allies are as important as ever to a Jewish state that...

New Jersey Imam Prays for Death of Jews

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A New Jersey imam was caught on tape delivering a fiery sermon exhorting Allah to kill the Jews.  ImamAymen Elkasaby delivered the sermon at Friday prayers on December 8 at the Islamic Center of Jersey City. “So long as the...

Nothing fancy — just ‘love’ at Kosherfest 2017

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Kosherfest is decidedly not a gourmet festival or fancy food show. No one is talking sous vide cooking, and there’s no pulled sugar to be found. Best-in-show this year was a frozen deep-dish pizza...

Keeping teens engaged

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It all began when the lay leaders of two Wayne synagogues were looking for a way to hold on to their post b’nai mitzvah teens. Describing the genesis of the new Wayne Hebrew High program,...

Bergen county high school of Jewish studies graduates 2017 class

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The Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies (BCHSJS) recently held its annual graduation at Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes. This year’s 12 graduates are Jessica Baer, Camryn Bolkin, Steven Grossman,...