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Who is Dr. Shimon Blau? Independent candidate for District 1

Born and raised in Denver near Sloan’s Lake, Dr. Shimon Blau, Independent candidate for Colorado Congressional District 1, sat for an interview with the Intermountain Jewish News and laid out his personal history, his plans for Denver and his plans for his campaign.

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Chilling incident in East Denver — anti-Semitic harassment on the way home from shul

Alex Doe remembers, to this day, an incident that transpired 16 years ago, when he was a student at Cherry Creek High School. “In freshman year I was in a class and some guy Hitler saluted at me.”

Kosher dining pops up in Jackson Hole for the summer

The Kosher Jackson Hole Grill, which will run until mid-August, opened earlier this summer of the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center of Wyoming, directed by Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn.

Blau qualifies for general election ballot, will stand for Colorado Congressional District 1

The Colorado Secretary of State announced today that Dr. Shimon Blau, the Jewish community member who decided to stand for Colorado Congressional District 1 as an independent candidate, has qualified for the November ballot. He will face Democrat Melat Kiros and Republican Christy Peterson.

Anti-Jewish harassment in Winston Downs; neighbors urged to be alert

A communication from the Winston Downs neighborhood association has alerted residents to a growing number of anti-Jewish attacks taking place in the East Denver neighborhood that is home to a large number of Jewish families and institutions.

Professionally Speaking: Eliav Bock, Ramah of the Rockies

It is lunchtime at Ramah in the Rockies, which is considered a sacred time for its camp director. Only a phone call from the supplier of a commercial vacuum cleaner can tear Rabbi Eliav Bock away from his campers. “We just got it, and it’s not the right thing,” says Bock.

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