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Non-Jews in Denver reach out after Pittsburgh
Andrea JacobsNov 08, 2018
Jews trapped in the emotional trauma of Pittsburgh instinctively seek comfort from other Jews. Who else can possibly understand the pain, the outrage, the loss? But over...
After Pittsburgh, 200 gather in Denver to recite Psalms
Hillel GoldbergNov 08, 2018
Seven Orthodox congregations held a Psalms recital, Oct. 31, at Congregation Zera Abraham, in the aftermath of the murder of 11 Jews at Tree of Life congregation in...
Hundreds gather in Cheyenne to honor Pittsburgh victims
IJN StaffNov 08, 2018
Mt. Sinai in Cheyenne held an interfaith anti-hate and memorial event, Oct. 29, to commemorate the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Dave Lerner,...
Guns: Two bereaved fathers differ
Josefin Dolsten, JTANov 08, 2018
MIAMI — Jaime Guttenberg and Meadow Pollack shared many similarities. Both were brown-haired and bright-eyed girls, beloved by friends and family. Both were passionate...
Pro- and anti-Israel forces win in midterm elections
Ben Sales, JTANov 08, 2018
NEW YORK — Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections held Tuesday, Nov. 6, with Jewish Congress members poised to take key...
Historic win: Polis will be Colorado’s first Jewish governor
Shana GoldbergNov 08, 2018
Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis beat Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton on Nov. 6 to become Colorado’s 43rd governor, and its first Jewish...
Denver native in Pittsburgh recounts events last Shabbat
Andrea JacobsNov 01, 2018
Saturday, Denver native Rebecca Tessler Pollack was at her in-laws home close to Tree of Life to help prepare Shabbat lunch instead of going to Poale Zedeck about a mile...
Synagogues work to create a safe space
Chris LeppekNov 01, 2018
Amidst the avalanche of emotions in the wake of a tragedy on the scale of last week’s mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, fear might be the most immediately...
Former Pittsburgh — now Denver — rabbi recollects
Andrea JacobsNov 01, 2018
Rheins, senior rabbi at Temple Sinai, had a memorable relationship with Tree of Life and Pittsburgh’s Jewish community for 10 years, 1995-2005. He was the spiritual...
New mayors throughout Israel in municipal elections
TPSNov 01, 2018
By Ilanit Chernick It was a night filled with several surprises and drama as Israel’s municipal election results poured in overnight Tuesday, Oct. 30-Wednesday, Oct....
