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A Lost Luria
In 1943, in the town of Gutschein, Germany, the Luria family welcomed their firstborn son into the world with tremendous joy.
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At a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the roundup of the Jews of Vel d'Hiv, France during World War Two, President François Holland spoke to the Jewish community of France by explicitly recognizing the responsibility of France in this roundup, and more generally the active complicity of the Vichy government in the implementation of the “final solution” in France during the Holocaust.
French President Says Israel Is Priority
At a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the roundup of the Jews of Vel d’Hiv, France during World War Two, President François Holland spoke to the Jewish community of France by explicitly recognizing the responsibility of France in this roundup, and more generally the active complicity of the Vichy government in the implementation of the “final solution” in France during the Holocaust.
Georgia Chabad House Doubles Property
The Chabad center in Johns Creek/Alpharetta, GA has acquired additional land adjacent to their campus on Jones Bridge Road. The acquisition brings the total campus area now to 6.5 acres.
500 Attend Shabbos Meal at Chabad After Attack
Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
Last Friday night, some 500 Israelis celebrated Shabbat with Chabad in Sunny Beach, Burgas. With Burgas’s airport still closed, and the resort city reeling from Wednesday’s terrorist attack, Chabad expects smaller numbers at this week’s Shabbat dinner, but is determined to host Shabbat as always, said director of Chabad activities in Bulgaria, Rabbi Yosef Solomon.
57 Jewish Tombs Vandalized In Hungary
Hurriyet Daily News
Several broken gravestones lay on the grass on July 22, 2012 in the local Jewish cemetery of Kaposvar, about 200 km south-west from Budapest as fifty-seven graves were desecrated by vandals.
Vandals have desecrated 57 tombs containing the remains of around 250 people at a Jewish cemetery in Hungary, Jewish groups said Monday.
Florida Camp Pairs Fun with Heritage
Herald-Tribune
Camp Gan Israel participants Simona Belilovskiy, left, and Emma McGill learn how to make challah, the traditional Jewish bread, at the Chabad Jewish Center in Venice.
Campers at Camp Gan Israel got down and dirty Friday as little fingers sifted through dark, moist soil looking for and analyzing worms.
Photo Gallery: YKM Visits Mount Rushmore
Yeshivas Kayitz of Minnesota went on a grand trip to South Dakota, where they visited one of the nation’s most famous landmarks: Mount Rushmore. The trip continued with water tubing, ATV trails, and several other activities and landmarks in the American Midwest.
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Justin, a student at Mount Scopus College in Melbourne, Australia, visits the workshop of communal sofer Rabbi Eli Gutnick to see how a Torah is made. This video was produced by Mount Scopus College and was shown to all the students in honour of a new Torah donated to the school in July, 2012.
Video: A Visit to the Sofer
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Justin, a student at Mount Scopus College in Melbourne, Australia, visits the workshop of communal sofer Rabbi Eli Gutnick to see how a Torah is made. This video was produced by Mount Scopus College and was shown to all the students in honour of a new Torah donated to the school in July, 2012.
by Sarah Schochet
Just as there is a mitzvah to eat, there is a mitzvah to take care of your health. The Torah states, “Guard yourself and guard your soul very much (Deut. 4:9)” and “You shall guard yourselves very well (Deut. 4:15).” The Sages explain that these verses refer to the mitzvah of protecting one's physical health.
Op-Ed: The Importance of Exercise
by Sarah Schochet
Just as there is a mitzvah to eat, there is a mitzvah to take care of your health. The Torah states, “Guard yourself and guard your soul very much (Deut. 4:9)” and “You shall guard yourselves very well (Deut. 4:15).” The Sages explain that these verses refer to the mitzvah of protecting one’s physical health.
Baby Boy!
Zalmy and Shayna (nee Witkes) Greenfeld (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Avraham Menachem Nelken (Montreal/Toronto, Canada) and Sara’le (bas R’ Naftoli) Cohen (London, UK)
L’chaim will be tonight, Monday at Re’im Ahuvim
1614 Carroll St. [corner Schenectady Ave.]
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Tuesday
A Blood Drive will take place Tuesday, July 24 (5 Av) from 3:00pm to 8:30pm at Ahavas Chesed, 271 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification. One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
Bais Toras Menachem Salutes Its Talmidim
On Tuesday, 6th of Tammuz (June 27, 2012), members of Anash of Los Angeles joined with friends and supporters of Yeshivas Bais Toras Menachem for a Tribute Reception celebrating the unique institution of higher learning’s completion of its fourth successful year, Boruch Hashem.
Baby Boy!
Yochi and Pia (nee Marcus) Naiditch (Pittsburgh, PA)
Reb Chaim Meir and Faige Minkowitz recall the tribulations of her four-day labor, and the Rebbe's unorthodox “medical” advice.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Mezuzah Delivery
Reb Chaim Meir and Faige Minkowitz recall the tribulations of her four-day labor, and the Rebbe’s unorthodox “medical” advice.
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