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ADL, US mayors in joint plan to fight extremism
IJN StaffAug 31, 2017
The US Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the ADL have announced a joint plan to fight extremism and bigotry and to promote justice and equality in response to the...
2 minutes, 22 seconds — witnessing a total solar eclipse
Shana GoldbergAug 24, 2017
Two minutes and twenty-two seconds. A brief moment in time when, for those of us in the path of totality, it seemed that the world stopped turning. First a full circle,...
Jco names interim CEO Hurwitz
IJN StaffAug 24, 2017
Diana Zeff Anderson, chair of JEWISHcolorado’s board of directors, announced on Aug. 23 the appointment of Marsha F. Hurwitz as JEWISHcolorado’s interim president...
Historic evening in Denver; Rabbi Lau speaks
Hillel GoldbergAug 17, 2017
Brief introduction, as none is needed. Lights dimmed. For the first time, the former chief rabbi of Israel speaks in Denver. BMH-BJ. Aug. 13. Silence. Aharon. From the...
Devastating fire at Camp Ramah
Andrea JacobsAug 10, 2017
On Monday, Aug. 7 at 2 a.m., as campers slept blissfully, an electrical fire rapidly engulfed the kitchen, dining hall, administrative offices and a Torah scroll at Camp...
Ugly anti-Semitism in Colorado Springs
Julie Greenberg-RichmanAug 10, 2017
“Jews are appreciated because we are rare like gold,” said Abigail Gerstel, 10. “Underneath the surface, we’re all the same. It doesn’t matter what religion we...
How and why to protect your eyes at the eclipse
Chris LeppekAug 03, 2017
While it’s a virtual instinct for us not to stare directly at the sun, the temptation to do so during a solar eclipse might lead some sky-gazers to let down their...
Coming soon, total solar eclipse
Chris LeppekAug 03, 2017
When Rabbi-Dr. Jack Shlachter talks about going to Alliance, Neb., later this month, the anticipation in his voice is palpable. He will be traveling, he says...
Unmarked graves, unmarked $100,000
Chris LeppekJul 20, 2017
Sarsour promises a Denver cemetery big bucks —maybe, maybe not One might think that combining the recently controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour with...
Denver’s Rabbi Gerson is on Rabbinate ‘blacklist’
Andrea JacobsJul 13, 2017
Rabbi Bernard Gerson, spiritual leader of Denver’s Conservative Rodef Shalom, discovered on Facebook that his name appears on the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s...
