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Commemoration to Celebration
By Ken Garfield Charlotte’s Jewish community will come together in late April to honor, on Yom Ha-Zikaron, those who gave their lives to establish and defend the State of Israel. We then commemorate what their courage brought to bear by celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary on Yom Ha’atzmaut. As Jews living outside of Israel, we should…
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ADL Audit Finds Disturbing Increase in Antisemitic Incidents Reported in North Carolina in 2022
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2023 ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today, shows disturbing levels of antisemitic incidents reported in North Carolina, with a 30 percent increase in 2022. Nationally, antisemitic incidents in 2022 surged to the highest levels ever recorded, with a total of 3,697 incidents of assault, harassment and…
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Holocaust Novel By Jodi Picoult Removed as Florida School District Purges Libraries To Comply With State Law
By Andrew Lapin March 14, 2023 (JTA) A Holocaust-themed novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult was among dozens of books removed from a South Florida school district library’s circulation last month, in the latest example of books with Jewish themes getting swept up amid a larger conservative-led effort to police potentially inappropriate material in classrooms.…
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Local School Recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
By Douglas Greene, JFGC Government and Public Affairs Associate, JCRC As the Government and Public Affairs Associate for the Jewish Federation of Greater (JFGC), making up part of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), I am often made aware of community events supporting Jewish identity, culture, and education. Through Federation’s Outshine Hate initiative, we strive…
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Federation Rocks Super Sunday
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s (JFGC) Annual Campaign is well underway after a very successful Main Event. Since the campaign kick-off, the campaign team has been busy contacting donors to explain that this year’s campaign has new goals in mind: strengthening Jewish pride in the face of growing antisemitism by raising funds to support the…
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The Oldest Copy of the Hebrew Bible Is Headed to Auction This Spring
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the most expensive book or document ever sold. Written by a single Jewish scribe on 400 pages of parchment about 1,100 years ago, the Codex Sassoon…
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“People Love Dead Jews” Author to Speak at Jewish Book Festival
By Noah Goldman, JFGC Israel & Global Jewry Associate “People Love Dead Jews.” This provocatively titled book by Dara Horn has won the National Jewish Book Award and was one of New York Times’ Notable Books of 2021. As part of Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s Outshine Hate Initiative, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is…
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JuJu Chang Shares Inspiring Message at Main Event as Federation Launches Annual Campaign
By Ken Garfield With faith and determination, the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte launched its annual campaign to raise money for righteous causes, and raise voices against prejudice. The 2023 Main Event on Jan. 19, the first in-person celebration in three years, brought this year’s theme to life – “Now We Go Forward.” Almost 600…
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13-Year-Old Palestinian Shoots 2 in Jerusalem as Violence Flares and Government Flexes
By Ron Kampeas January, 29, 2023 (JTA) — A 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded an Israeli man and his son outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls, police said, in one of multiple incidents over the weekend during the latest incident in an escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The shooting took place in the City of David…
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