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Kidsave changes lives for orphaned children, adoptive parents

Jewish Journal July 19, 2012

Santiago Brown calls himself a “cashew.” It’s his way of combining the words “Catholic” and “Jew,” to refer to his unusual religious background. He lived in Colombia in a Catholic orphanage until being adopted into a Jewish family a year ago, at the age of 12. His mother, Lori Brown, a graphic artist and Nashuva member, says Santiago has Jewish music on his iPod and tells his friends, “It’s awesome to be Jewish.”

Groups praise child nutrition law, with qualms

Jewish Journal December 3, 2010

Jewish groups praised the renewal of a law funding school meals, but expressed concern that it was financed in part by money designated for food stamps. The approval in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act means the bill — which had been subject to some last minute wrangling — is ready for enactment by the president. The bill extends for another ten years funding for school lunches and breakfasts for children from families that depend on the meals, estimated at 4.2 million households.

Hamas Leader Denies Holocaust, Objects To UN Plan To Teach Gaza Children About Holocaust

Jewish Journal August 31, 2009

A Hamas spiritual leader on Monday called teaching Palestinian children about the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews a \”war crime,\” rejecting a suggestion that the U.N. might include the Holocaust in Gaza\’s school curriculum.

Opening special-needs school would be a mitzvah

Leah Hoffman February 23, 2007

With the piecemeal services still failing so many children, it is time for our leaders and our community to take responsibility. The Jewish community of Los Angeles needs a Jewish special education school.

Jewish parent + Christian parent = Jewish kids

Amy Klein January 18, 2007

Many interfaith couples are raising their children to be Jews, even without conversion of the non-Jewish parent.

At Party Time: Candy is dandy — charity is sweeter

Sharon Duke Estroff January 11, 2007

As my son\’s bar mitzvah day inched closer, I began to see the world in a whole different light — a disco ball light, to be exact — for as my child grew, so did his friends, officially putting us both on the b\’nai mitzvah circuit.

What’s Up for 2007?

Shoshana Lewin-Fischer December 28, 2006

YeLAdim will be mixing it up next year with more movies, books, music and TV reviews than ever before.

Camp Ramah marks 50 years

Carin Davis December 28, 2006

\”Ramah is a place where campers and counselors have their first experience in not only participating in, but helping to form and lead the Jewish community in which they find themselves,\” said Camp Ramah of California Executive Director Rabbi Daniel Greyber.

Jump start Summer at Winter Expo; More help picking a Jewish summer camp

Jewish Journal December 28, 2006

Jewish camping, particularly overnight camping, has been documented to be one of the most effective ways to build a lasting and active connection to Jewish living.

It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times

Amy Klein December 28, 2006

If it says in the Torah that embarrassing someone is worse than death, then why does \”Mortified\” seem so Jewish?

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Kidsave changes lives for orphaned children, adoptive parents

Groups praise child nutrition law, with qualms

Hamas Leader Denies Holocaust, Objects To UN Plan To Teach Gaza Children About Holocaust

Opening special-needs school would be a mitzvah

Jewish parent + Christian parent = Jewish kids

At Party Time: Candy is dandy — charity is sweeter

What’s Up for 2007?

Camp Ramah marks 50 years

Jump start Summer at Winter Expo; More help picking a Jewish summer camp

It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times

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