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Two Jewish Democratic lawmakers who sit on the State Senate's education committee recently found themselves on opposite sides of a heated Harrisburg debate over taxpayer-funded school vouchers. State Sen. Andy Dinniman's support for the voucher bill helped pass it out of committee, but he's got serious reservations about the measure and says he may ultimately oppose it. State Sen. Daylin...

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Bar Taps Into Regular Fare, With a Twist

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Deborah Hirsch

Young professionals and college students still thirsty for learning after Limmud can find all sorts of "Topics on Tap" brewing at a Center City bar. For 10 weeks this spring, participants cram into the upstairs room at the Raven Lounge for free sessions on subjects ranging the gamut of Jewish life. The program has evolved since it started 21/2 years...

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Debating Museums' Future in Shaky Times

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Michael Elkin

The state and stature of American Jewish museums was "Exhibit A" last week at the annual conference of the institutions' directors and programmers, held at the spanking new National Museum of American Jewish History. Gathered at the museum on Independence Mall -- with tours and side trips to such nearby sites as the Constitution Center and Temple Judea Museum at...

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Exploring Joint Work in Dentistry

Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry is seeking funds to send up to four dental students for a short trip to Israel as part of a new partnership with the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine. In early December, both schools signed an agreement to promote academic progress, cultural enrichment and friendship by exchanging faculty and pre- and post-doctoral students,...

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'Friends of IDF' Makes It to Philly

The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces is opening a new chapter in Philadelphia. Executive director Linda Grife, a social worker from Wyndmoor whose 21-year-old daughter joined the IDF after making aliyah three years ago, said the mission is to bring the local Jewish and Israeli community closer by raising awareness and support for the troops. The organization, founded 30...