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New Article Sheds Light On The Quest For Long Life

No one has ever found a Fountain of Youth, but today’s search focuses, not in Florida, but our genes.

2013/05/12

A photograph from the Laurence Salzmann exhibit. (credit: The Gershman Y)

Local Exhibit Looks At Spanish Jewish Culture

An exhibit of Spanish Jewish culture kicks off Sunday at the Gershman Y on Broad Street and there will be a free opening reception on Feb. 21st.

2013/02/16

Honoring The New Year Of Trees

This week marks the Jewish New Year of Trees. Whether you celebrate it or not, it’s a good reminder to pay attention to the trees where you live.

2013/01/14

National Museum Of American Jewish History Hosts ‘Annual Day Of Family Fun’

For those who don’t celebrate Christmas, there’s much more to do these days than just a movie and Chinese food.

2012/12/25

Top Spots For Kosher Food In Philadelphia

If you are needing a well-deserved break from the kitchen, here are some great places to eat kosher around town.

2012/04/04

Curator Judy guston standing near portraits of Maria and Benjamin Gratz (Credit: Cherri Gregg)

Rosenbach Museum Uses Blog Post To Solve Portrait Mystery

The acquisition ends a 30 year mystery related to one of Philadelphia’s most prominent Jewish American families.

2012/03/03

Holocaust Survivor Recounts Liberation On Day Of Remembrance

Michael Herskovitz does not remember everything about his teenage years, but he will never forget the day Nazis forced him from his Czechoslovakia home early one Saturday morning in 1944.

2012/01/29

These young ladies are among about 1,000 teens trying to spin their way into the Guiness Book of World Records. (credit: Jim Melwert)

Jewish Teens Try For New Dreidel-Spinning Record

Nearly 1000 Jewish teenagers teamed up to take at a shot at the record for most dreidels spinning at the same time in the same room.

2011/12/28

Man Arrested After Making Threats Towards Obama In Olney

A man was taken into custody after using a loud speaker to make threats towards President Obama and people of Jewish descent in North Philadelphia Monday evening.

2011/05/03