A Journey Through History With My Zaida

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One out of three hundred. When 299 armed soldiers deployed for Korea, my grandfather, whom I lovingly refer to as Zaida, defied the odds. He was chosen to serve as […]

Friendly Visitors Available to Chat

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JFS’s new Friendly Remote Visitor program (FRV), created to combat the isolation and loneliness of the COVID-19 stay at home directive, has recruited and trained a group of volunteers who are eager to help. If you or anyone you know could benefit from a phone call with a friendly volunteer, just to check in, chat a bit, and reassure them that someone cares, please contact Margie Solomon at (651) 690-8907 or by email at [email protected].

JCCs Quickly Adapting To Virtual Programming

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As the two Twin Cities JCCs closed their doors in mid-March due to the coronavirus, programmers at the two buildings realized that there was no playbook in place for how […]

Who The Folk?! Ron Rabinovitz

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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 […]

Sholom Creates Wish Lists To Help Residents

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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 […]

New Memoir Revives Recipes That Survived The Holocaust

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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 […]