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Oscars 2022: The Most Memorable Jewish Moments

Blog March 30, 2022 by CJN 0Comments
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(JTA) — The Oscars went on as usual Sunday night — although you wouldn’t know it from the morning-after conversation. A violent altercation between celebrities became the most-discussed moment of the evening (more on that below), and general reviews for the show itself were dismal, full of criticism for its slapdash presentation and pre-taping of several awards categories. But there were a few Jewish moments to be had in the three-and-a-half-hour evening.
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Israel Is Setting Up a $6.4M Field Hospital in Western Ukraine

Blog March 15, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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(JTA) — Israel announced plans to set up a field hospital in western Ukraine as the Russian war against the country shows no sign of abating.
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Connecting on Federation’s Super Sunday

Blog March 2, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s Annual Campaign is well underway with close to $1.3 million in pledges from over 500 donors as of March 15. On the heels of the Main Event, the campaign team has been busy contacting donors to explain why this year’s $5 million campaign is special and why it is so important to achieve this goal.
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Who Are Ukraine’s Jews, and How Is Russia’s Invasion Affecting Them?

Blog February 25, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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(JTA) — All of the posturing and fears and hypothesizing became reality early Thursday morning in Ukraine, as Russia launched a full-scale armed invasion by land and sea. Tens of thousands of Jews live in Ukraine, making it home to one of the world’s largest Jewish communities — one with a complicated history, tainted by persecution and upheaval, that is tangibly affecting their response to the attack. Here’s a breakdown of who they are, where they live and what they are experiencing.
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Foundation of Shalom Park Task Group Focuses on Diversity and Equity

Blog February 17, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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While confronting continuous operational challenges posed by the pandemic, the Foundation of Shalom Park (FSP) spent 2021 working on an issue of equal or perhaps greater long-term importance to the campus community, namely, establishing a common understanding and practice around principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
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What Now for the Afghans Who Have Arrived in Charlotte?

Blog February 11, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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By Amy Lefkof By chance, Temple Beth El (TBE) member Samantha Foodman’s husband, Adam, owns a huge truck. That truck proved critical to Foodman’s induction into the world of refugee resettlement. In late fall of 2021, TBE sent out an all-points bulletin to its congregants listing various ways to help Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency (CRRA), the local affiliate of HIAS (formerly, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), including a request for a truck to haul furniture to apartments for newly arrived Afghans. Enter Adam, Samantha, their three teenage boys, and a visiting house guest.
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The Levine Jewish Community Center Butterfly Project Is Flying Again

Blog February 2, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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On December 2, 2021, for the first time in 21 months, the Levine Jewish Community Center (LJCC) Butterfly Project hosted an in-person workshop for 120 masked seventh-grade students from Weddington Middle School.
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TikTok Adds New Features To Direct Users to Reliable Information on the Holocaust

Blog January 27, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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January 27, 2022 (JTA) — TikTok announced a slate of new features intended to reduce the spread of misinformation about the Holocaust shared on the platform and to direct users to trustworthy sources about the subject.
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Israel To Plant 450,000 Trees in Cities in Effort To counter Effects of Climate Change

Blog January 24, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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January 24, 2022 (JTA) — Israel’s cabinet approved a plan to plant 450,000 trees in the country’s cities to mitigate some effects of climate change by offering more shade and cooler temperatures. The plan, which is predicted to cost about 2.25 billion shekels, or $716 million, will be carried out between now and 2040. The goal of the plan is for 70% of sidewalks to be shaded by trees.
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Urge Congress to Double Funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Blog January 19, 2022 by admin 0Comments
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On Saturday, January 15th, a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, holding hostages who were there for Sabbath worship for much of the day.  We are grateful that all four hostages made it out safely, and thankful for law enforcement, first responders, and the security training that our partner Secure Community Network provided to this community.
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