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Two popes canonized
Ruth Ellen Gruber, JTAMay 01, 2014
ROME Popes John XXIII and John Paul II were declared saints of the Roman Catholic church on April 27, the day that is also the eve of Yom Hashoah. […]
Missing teen: Ava Reinhard [UPDATED]
Andrea JacobsApr 29, 2014
UPDATE: Ava Reinhard was found safe on May 5, 2014. AVA Reinhard, 15, an attractive Cherry Creek High student, has been missing for a week. She was last seen at...
Holocaust story at Faith Bible Chapel
Chris LeppekApr 24, 2014
When Helen Starr accompanies her mother Fanny to Faith Bible Chapel’s Holocaust Awareness Day on Sunday, April 27, she will be in the company of both the future and...
Interfaith memorial at KC JCC
JTAApr 24, 2014
NEW YORK Hundreds gathered at a suburban Kansas City JCC for an interfaith memorial service for the victims of shootings there and at a nearby Jewish retirement home....
Israel keeps treating Syrians
Ben Sales, JTAApr 18, 2014
SAFED, Israel When an Israeli army ambulance brought an injured Syrian man to Ziv Medical Center in this northern Israeli city two months ago, the doctors didnt...
Kansas City shooting happens amid its centennial year celebrations
Victor Wishna, JTAApr 18, 2014
EVERY Friday at noon, my two-year-old daughter and I rush through the doors of the JCC of Greater Kansas City here to meet my father for lunch. We are usually […]
Medical research backs circumcision
Anthony Weiss, JTAApr 18, 2014
LOS ANGELES In the circumcision wars, circumcision has been winning some big battles. A new survey of medical data going back more than two decades has found that the...
Hungarian Jewish leader resigns
JTAApr 18, 2014
BUDAPEST Gusztav Zoltai, the director of Hungarys federation of Jewish communities, or Mazsihisz, resigned in what community leaders said was a protest against the...
Community solidarity gathering
IJN StaffApr 17, 2014
A community solidarity gathering will be held Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Robert E. Loup JCC Elaine Wolf Theater. The gathering is being held a show...
Beth Evergreen marks 40 years
Chris LeppekApr 11, 2014
PASSOVER 5774 EDITION SECTION A PAGE 10 It is among the most apt and poetic of synagogue names. Beth Evergreen conjures images of the pleasant foothills village...
