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First Reform Day Camp Planned for Philly

Seniors

The Turning Points of an Ageless Dance Doyenne

Health

Battling Autism by the Book

Medical author seeks 'best treatment options'

By:

Rita Charleston, JE Feature

For James Coplan, a neurodevelopmental pediatrician with decades of experience as a clinician and a researcher, it all began many years ago, when his younger sister was diagnosed with mental retardation. "I remember how it upset me when we would take her to visit my great-grandpa Joe in a Jewish home for the aged. He was blind, and when he...

Education

The Environmental Pecking Order

Local families are birds of a feather when it comes to matters green

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Aaron Passman, JE Feature

On a quiet, tree-lined street in West Mount Airy, historic multilevel houses are the norm. Many of these massive, three- and four-story structures were built around the turn of the last century, when gas was cheap and electricity was on the rise. But one among this string of impressive structures -- with its typical long driveway and wrap-around porch --...

Local

Facility One Step Closer to Merion Relocation

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Bryan Schwartzman

By receiving the approval of the Lower Merion Township Zoning Board, Stern Hebrew High School has cleared perhaps the last major hurdle in its effort to relocate from its current facility in Northeast Philadelphia to a 4-acre campus on the Main Line. If all goes according to plan, the institution will take over the building formerly occupied by Akiba Hebrew...

Health

Learning to Walk Again Through ReWalk

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Daphna Berman, Jewish Exponent Feature

Some 15 years have passed since Max Antoinne last walked, but on a recent Wednesday afternoon, the 42-year old immigrant from Haiti took what appeared to be a leisurely stroll. Antoinne, who has been paralyzed from the waist down since a 1996 assault, usually needs a wheelchair to get around. But as a participant in a clinical trial for ReWalk...

Sports

The Sage of Statistics at Every Sixers Game

By:

Jared Shelly

It's easy to miss Harvey Pollack on TV, even though at this time of year, he's on almost every night. If you've watched a 76ers home game this year -- or any year of your life, for that matter -- you may have noticed the white-haired fellow in the background, sitting at the center of the scorer's table -- so...