Archaeologists Uncover a 300-Meter Section of Ancient Aqueduct in Jerusalem
Michele Chabin | JTA
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a 300-meter (984-foot) section of Jerusalem’s ancient Lower Aqueduct, providing another window into how engineers about 2,000...
Chabad Lubavitch of Montgomery County Volunteers Serve Up Kindness
By Leslie Feldman
In a community where a simple meal can become a powerful expression of compassion, the Kitchen of Kindness initiative at the Chabad...
Elliot Dickman: Center City Resident Builds a Life of Creativity and Jewish Community
By Faygie Holt
Most people who walk into Wawa are thinking about what kind of snack they’re going to grab or maybe their drink order....
Israel Is the One Thing Both Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidates Agree On
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and GOP opponent Stacy Garrity faced off on Wednesday in a heated gubernatorial debate, clashing over most policy issues...
Remember When: ‘Nazi Ruthlessness’
The Oct. 13, 1939, issue of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent features two stories about the Nazis on one page.
A month after the start of...
Philadelphia Family Uncovers Grandfather’s Secret History of Saving Jews
How did a country as small and poor as Albania in the 1940s emerge from the Holocaust with a larger Jewish population than before...
Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County Hires New Rabbi
In the spring, Rabbi Jon Cutler retired from Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County. It was the conclusion of a 43-year rabbinical career and...
Majority of Pennsylvania Voters Oppose More US Aid to Israel, Poll Finds
Pennsylvanians oppose more economic and military aid to Israel, view the American Israel Public Affairs Committee unfavorably and don’t want to vote for a...
Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine Reposts Video of Burning Mannequin in IDF Uniform
Students for Justice in Palestine at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania reposted a video on Instagram Oct. 5 showing an effigy of an Israeli soldier...
Haverford President ‘Heartbroken, Furious’ by Alleged Jew-Hatred, as Professor Arrested for Online Harassment
Wendy Raymond, president of Haverford College, said she is “heartbroken and furious” that a member of the private Pennsylvania liberal arts college community could...