AJOP Update: Hurricane Irene Takes a Toll on the Jewish Community with 2 Deaths

September 1, 2011 - 2 Elul 5771

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OUTREACH

Young American Jews Embarrassed by Their Own Tradition

Raise Your Voice Like a Shofar

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Moving from Recession to Economic Contraction

Larger UK Charities Hit by the Recession

NORTH AMERICA

Hurricane Irene Takes a Toll on Jewish Community with Two Deaths

Buried: The Three Original Jewish Cemeteries in New York City

ISRAEL

Miracle Recovery of Terror Rocket Victim

With More Than 10,000 Millionaires, Why is Israel Still a Charity Case?

Jerusalem's Walls Restored, Idiosyncrasies and All

Navy Subs to Get Tiny Torah Scroll

US Jews Warn Israel Not to Get Too Cozy with Glenn Beck

INTERNATIONAL

EU: We Can't Afford to Pay the Palestinian's Bills Anymore

Egyptian Churches Reject Call for Massive Anti-Israel Protest

The Jewish Community of South Africa Has Moved Beyond the Apartheid Era

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

After 66 Years of Silence, Goebbel's Secretary Speaks Out

Nominate Your Jewish Community Hero!

IKEA Founder Continued Nazi Ties After War

Dramatic Progress in In-Vitro Detection Spurs New Push for Ashkenazi Jews to do Genetic Test

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Young American Jews Embarrassed by Their Own Tradition
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

In just a few weeks, Jewish students across America will flock to college campuses. As their vans pull up to dorms and frustrated parents help sons and daughters empty trunks, here's one thing these students probably won't be unpacking: their Judaism.

Raise Your Voice Like a Shofar

An Article from Hamodia

For Rabbi Eliyahu bergstein, a Bobover chassid from Monsey, N.Y., helping other jews draw close to their heritage is a calling that has been handed down in his family. Continue Reading

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Passion in the Recipe for Successful Fundraising Campaign
An Article from GuideStar

As we continue our yearlong review of our 11 essential fundraising tips for 2011, we focus on one of the most important points: aiming for success. Continue Reading

Moving From Recession to Economic Contraction
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

We are experiencing a paradigm shift where given assumptions and set practices that we have come to understand and appreciate in our lives seem to be under assault or even unraveling.

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Larger UK Charities Hit by the Recession
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

New research from the Charities Aid Foundation's Charity Trends on voluntary income reveals that larger charities have felt the effects of the recession more than smaller ones. Continue Reading

Hurricane Irene Takes a Toll on the Jewish Community with Two Deaths
An Article from JTA

For some in the Jewish community, Hurricane Irene was a soggy inconvenience. But for others, it became a moment to extend a helping hand -- in at least one case, tragically.

Buried: The 3 Original Jewish Cemeteries in New York City
An Article from Tablet Magazine

There's a small Jewish cemetery tucked away on an unlikely block in Manhattan, behind some condominiums on West 21st Street.

Miracle Recovery of Terror Rocket Attack
An Article from Arutz 7

A 20-year-old woman who was barely holding on to her life after Saturday night's rocket attack now is breathing on her own, adding another miracle in the wake of Arab terrorist attacks on Israel.

With More Than 10,000 Millionaires, Why is Israel Still a Charity Case?
An Article from Haaretz

The past few years have seen a whole new generation of wealth being created within Israel. Continue Reading

Jerusalem's Walls Restored, Idiosyncrasies and All
An Article from Ynet News

Israeli experts are nearing completion of an ambitious restoration of the five-century-old walls of Jerusalem, the holy city's dominant architectural feature and a unique record of its eventful and troubled history.

Navy Subs to get Tiny Torah Scroll
An Article from Ynet News

"Out of the depths I cry to you,' says the Song of Ascents in the Book of Psalms. These words will soon receive a different meaning, when a Torah scroll will be placed in Navy submarines for the first time in history. Continue Reading

US Jews Warn Israel Not To Get Too Cozy with Glenn Beck
An Article from Haaretz

The warm welcome extreme right-wing media personality Glenn Beck has receiving in Israel has led to criticism of the American pundit by Jewish leaders in New York. Continue Reading

EU: We Can't Afford to Pay the Palestinian's Bills
An Article from The Associated Press

Europe's financial crisis is causing some European Union lawmakers to question whether the bloc can continue to deliver millions in aid to the Palestinians, an EU diplomat said Thursday.

Egyptian Churches Reject Call for Massive Anti-Israel Protest
An Article from Almasry Alyoum

Egyptian churches announced on Thursday their rejection of a protest scheduled for next Friday to demand the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Cairo. Continue Reading

The Jewish Community of South Africa Has Moved Beyond the Apartheid Era
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

I have written in the past to extol the virtues of one of the most successful educational experiments in the Jewish world in the past 20 years. Continue Reading


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After 66 Years of Silence, Goebbel's Secretary Speaks Out
An Article from The Daily Mail

The former secretary of Hitler's propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels has broken a 66-year vow of silence to talk about her service for the man who made Germans hate the Jews. Continue Reading

Nominate Your Jewish Community Hero
An Article from Jewish Federations of North America

Submit a nominee for the 2011 Jewish Community Heroes Campaign! Continue Reading

IKEA Founder Continued Nazi Ties After War
An Article from Ynet News

The Nazi past of Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of global home products company IKEA, was first revealed in the 1990s. Continue Reading

Dramatic Progress in In-Vitro Detection Spurs New Push for Ashkenazi Jews to do Genetic Test
An Article from JTA

Susan and Brad Stillman grew concerned following their son Benjamin's birth in September 1998. He was fussy and congested, had difficulty breastfeeding and didn't take to the bottle. Continue Reading

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