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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

Global

Historic Damascus Synagogue Destroyed

By:

Yoel Goldman, Times of Israel

Syrian government forces and rebels trade blame for the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Jobar shul, Syria’s holiest Jewish site.

National

Groups Back Diversity As Klan Rallies in Memphis

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JTA

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Around 250 communal organizations and religious groups joined the mayors of Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn., in publishing a statement supporting diversity on the day the Ku Klux Klan staged a rally in the city. "We believe our city is stronger and richer for its broad array of faith- and ethnic-based communities," said the statement, which was...

Local

At 104, She's Heading to Israel for First Time

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

A 104-year-old Bucks County woman is headed to Israel with her daughter and two granddaughters on a Christian Zionist mission.

Camp

Federation Offers Financial Help for Summer Camp

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia tries to help with the costs of camp by providing need-based scholarships as well as incentive grants for first- and second-year campers.

Local

A New Lens on Turkey's Jews

By:

Greg Salisbury

When the Gershman Y was looking for a Sephardi-themed exhibit, Laurence Salzmann, the Philadelphia photographer who had an extensive body of work dedicated to the Jewish community in Turkey, was a perfect choice.