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Muslims and Jews: History Worsens

Jewish life in the early Islamic world was apparently somewhat positive ...

JFRE Vice Chair Jessica Morgan Paves Way for More Women in Development

Jessica Morgan first joined the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s ...

Let Us Learn of War No More

When I traveled to Israel with members of our synagogue ...

A Reflection on Prizmah’s Head of School Retreat

At Prizmah’s recent Head of School Retreat ...

Jewish Federation and Female Hebrew Benevolent Society Help Women Achieve Economic Security

In the middle of the night, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor ...

Jewish Federation’s Adam Laver Lives Jewishly and Serves the Community

Adam Laver, a Rittenhouse Square resident, is a second-generation member of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City. He had his bar mitzvah there. And...

Singer Steve Lawrence, Son of a Cantor and Half of ‘Steve and Eydie,’ Dies...

 Steve Lawrence, the Brooklyn-born son of a cantor ...

Program to Secure Local Jewish Institutions Takes on New Meaning after Oct. 7

Harold Grinspoon, the Jewish real estate developer, has a foundation that supports Jewish causes. It’s perhaps best known for launching PJ Library. But it’s also...