LINDA SNOW DOCKSER 05-16-2013

Special to the Journal
During the Depression, several Jewish women on the North Shore stepped forward to care for families in need. In addition to assisting financially devastated families, they gathered in homes around their sewing machines, ...
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05-16-2013

Kindergarten students at Cohen Hillel Academy donned hats and sunglasses and took a pretend trip to Israel where they learned about the Negev and admired colorful fish and coral in Eilat.

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05-16-2013

On May 2 members of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore voted unanimously in favor of the merger with Combined Jewish Philanthropies. The merger will become effective on July 1, pending approval from the Massachusetts Secretary of State.
Jewish Journal Associate Editor Amy Sessler Powell examined the legal documents outlining the merger, dated April 23, entitled, "Agreement and Plan of Merger between Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. and Jewish Federation of the North Shore, Inc." To order the documents, visit jfns.org. Here is a Q&A prepared by Powell with ...
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05-16-2013

GLOUCESTER — Temple Ahavat Achim celebrated the completion of its new Torah on May 5. This joyous event, in the synagogue’s sunny new building, had its beginnings in the ashes of a grim December night in 2007, when its historic building, and ...
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AMY SESSLER POWELL 05-16-2013

Jewish Journal Staff
SALEM — The new Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University and the Holocaust Center Boston North, currently housed in the Peabody Institute Library, will be working together in the future with the ...
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