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Hip Hop International: Uniting the world through dance
Photo: Hip Hop International founders Howard and Karen Schwartz. Photo courtesy Hip Hop International What comes to mind when you…
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Bari Weiss: A moderate in an era of extremes
Pictured above: Bari Weiss. Photo by Sam Bloom In an increasingly polarized world, New York Times Opinion Editor Bari Weiss…
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Henry Winkler: Hollywood’s leading mensch
Henry Winkler will be in the Valley this month as the featured speaker for the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s…
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“Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish now available
For the first time ever in its 55-year history, the musically complete cast recording of “Fiddler on the Roof” will be released, including 11 songs in English that were cut from the original Broadway production in 1964. Available for streaming and download now via Time Life, the collection is also notable for its use of…
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Weekend events for Aug. 9-11
Photo: Kick off Elvis Week at the Musical Instrument Museum. Get your game on at the Convention Center Game on Expo (Fri.-Sun. Aug. 9-11). 1-10 pm Fri., 10 am-10 pm Sat., 10 am-5 pm Sun. $25 & up, $10 for ages 3-12. Largest gaming event in Arizona with voice actors, free games to play,…
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Should Averting a Climate Catastrophe Be a Jewish Priority on Tisha b’Av?
PHOTO: On Tisha b’Av, Jewish eyes turn toward the Western Wall. This year Jews should also focus on the threat of climate change. Reducing climate change is an especially important issue for Israel as a rising Mediterranean Sea could inundate the coastal plain where much of Israel’s population and infrastructure are located, and an increasingly…
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MDA offers First 7 Minutes training
PHOTOS: Magen David Adom offers First 7 Minutes terrorism and emergency response training for civilians in Milwaukee. This pilot program will now be rolled out and offered to communities across the United States. For more information about how to schedule First 7 Minutes training in your community, contact First7Minutes@afmda.org. Following recent armed attacks against religious…
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Kitchen Remodeling Tips for DIYers
By Jules Hopkins Your kitchen is your sanctuary — a place where steaks are seared, the mail is opened and sorted, midnight snacks are eaten, and grandma’s chocolate chip cookies are baked. To better the flow of your kitchen, you might be considering some remodeling. Luckily — you might not have to spend as you…
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Weekend events for Aug. 2-4
Photo: The dance crew from Japan will be just one of hundreds of crews coming from around the world to compete in Phoenix at Hip Hop International. Hip Hop competition Hip Hop International 2019 (Aug 2-10). Times vary. $25 & up. Thousands of dancers from more than 50 countries come to compete. Preliminaries at Arizona…
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Millions of Holocaust Records Available to All Online
As part of a philanthropic initiative to make culturally important records available to everyone, Ancestry – the global leader in family history and consumer genomics – has announced the release of two unique Holocaust record collections. These new records will be accessible globally to the public – members and non-members alike – on ancestry.com/alwaysremember on…
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Inaugural Jewish Writers’ Initiative Seeks Proposals
Crystal City Entertainment and Maimonides Fund have formally issued a request for proposals for the inaugural Jewish Writers’ Initiative, a national, year-long program to incubate commercial, Jewish-themed scripts for mainstream film, television and digital media platforms. The year-long program features seminars in Los Angeles, New York and Israel, along with monetary stipends and industry support….
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Reflecting on hatred as Av approaches
PHOTO: Rabbi Susan Silverman, center, with Women of the Wall in Jerusalem. Av begins Aug. 2, 2019. Photo by Hila Shiloni By Rabbi Susan Silverman As Av approaches, and with it the Nine Days, we are drawn to the Kotel — in our souls, with our bodies or, for some, both. We recall destruction that…
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Valley of the Sun JCC afterschool programs open for registration
Photo: Tricia Beattie helps Hannah Venyige, Ikenna Nwagbara, Braxtyn Lynch and Sophia Cammarata to create their own dinosaur eggs as part of the learning and fun at the Valley of Sun JCC’s Club afterschool program The Valley of the Sun JCC has begun registration for its Club J afterschool and enrichment programs. Club J is a…