April 20, 2020
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What’s it like to be friends with Jackie Robinson? In honor of the 73rd anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, we talk with Ron Rabinovitz, author of the book Always, Jackie, and we discuss his nearly 20-year friendship with Robinson. We talk about what Robinson meant not just to baseball, but to the American […]
Continue readingApril 3, 2020
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As the CEO of a non-profit that can’t shut down, Sholom’s Barb Klick been doing everything from her normal day-to-day work to serving food to residents and taking employees’ temperatures as they come and go from their shift. But as the Sholom East and West resident buildings in St. Paul and St. Louis Park have […]
Continue readingNovember 22, 2019
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Eva Moreimi wasn’t shielded from her parents’ experiences having survived the Holocaust. Growing up in Czechoslovakia, she ofter overheard her parents and their friends discussing their often harrowing tales of survival. “I was very little when I first overheard their conversations with their friends,” said Moreimi, who now lives in Minneapolis. “Most of their friends […]
Continue readingNovember 15, 2019
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When Barb Neren turned 69 years old last year, she made a vow that she would try and complete 70 new projects on her way to 70. She didn’t know what it was going to look like at the time, but she wanted one of those to be something of kindness and compassion in the […]
Continue readingSeptember 27, 2019
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JFS recently partnered with Sholom to harvest the vegetable gardens on their campus.
Continue readingSeptember 18, 2019
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My grandmother, Malka Goodman of Saint Paul, turned 90 years old and she’s still a force to be reckoned with. Today, like always, she’s my strong Israeli grandmother with a wit as sharp as ever and a generous loving heart. My grandmother (Babu) was born September 13th, 1929, in the Galil in what is now […]
Continue readingAugust 22, 2019
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While I uncovered successful stories of Jewish vendors thriving at the Fair, I also wondered if the local Jewish community had encountered any barriers or blatant antisemitism. The answer, of course, was of course.
Continue readingJuly 2, 2019
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Expanding awareness of the wide array of help available at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul.
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More than a dozen Sholom residents participated in spring planting assisted by Jewish Family Service of St. Paul volunteers.
Continue readingApril 5, 2019
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Rena Federova, JFS volunteer and leader of a new grant-funded program.
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