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Synagogue, Developer At Odds Over Casino

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Amid Brouhaha Over IRS, Z Street Gets Its Day in Court

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ADL Regional Head to Retire at Year’s End

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Slam Dunk of a Decision

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Michael Elkin

Philadelphia lawyer or San Antonio warrior? In the jump ball that is life and careers, Glenn Fine of Melrose Park saw it as no contest when it came to choosing between a career amid the legal courts or on the basketball court. Ultimately he chose law: "At 5 foot 9, I didn't think I had much of a future in...

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Funders Team Up To Boost Day Schools

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Deborah Hirsch

The Narberth-based Kohelet Foundation is teaming up with the national AVI CHAI Foundation to provide up to $3 million in matching funds in an effort to expand the base of donors supporting Jewish day schools throughout North America. This is the first time the local foundation has helped seed the MATCH program, which the Jewish Funders Network and Partnership for...

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Four Local Institutions Receive Security Funds

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Deborah Hirsch

Four local institutions have been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be used for facility upgrades designed to deter and detect potential terrorist attacks. Beth Chaim Reform Congregation in Malvern, Chabad Lubavitch of the Main Line in Merion Station, Congregation Mikveh Israel in Old City and the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia were...

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Galilee Youth Circus Backflips Into Town

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Lynn B. Edelman and Paige Guber Jewish Federation Feature

"Love thy neighbor" is a basic tenet of our Judeo-Christian tradition. When individuals learn to work, live and grow together, it enables them to reconcile their differences. This is the premise behind the Galilee Youth Circus, a program that brings together Jewish and Arab young people, ages 6 to 18, for after-school programs in acrobatics and circus arts. These young...

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With Some Help, South Philly Mom Finds Her Way Back Home

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Daniella Slon, Jewish Federation Feature

Sarah Katuran is a sprightly 95-year-old woman with a smile that radiates. She gets around with the aid of a walker, uses an amplifier to improve her hearing and suffers from macular degeneration, making reading difficult. However, despite such challenges, Sarah made the trip to Center City Philadelphia on a recent Friday morning for a special reunion, and her excitement...