Two Memorial Day services are coming up in Jefferson Parish, one on the West Bank and one in East Jefferson Parish. In East Jefferson, Jefferson Parish and members of American Legion Post 397, Harahan River Ridge, invite the public to a memorial on May 24 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Square on the neutral ground at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Causeway Boulevard in Metairie

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Memorial Day services planned on the West Bank, East Jefferson

The divestment resolution passed by the U.C. Berkeley student senate last week was one thing

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Jewish students react to divisive Cal divestment vote

Jewish leaders and members of the public will explore the connections between Jewish wisdom and wellness during a community-wide “week of learning” devoted to a variety of notable subjects, including the influence of Jewish tradition on end-of-life decisions, yoga as a healing art and the Jewish perspective on organ transplantation.

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LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) — Jewish leaders and members of the public will explore Jewish wisdom and wellness during a “week of learning,” in Los Angeles, officials say.

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The Anti – Defamation League ( ADL ) and Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) are at odds over the presence of anti-Israel materials in the public school system of Newton, Mass. APT—a Boston-based nonprofit …

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By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org. The Anti – Defamation League ( ADL ) and Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) are at odds over the presence of anti-Israel materials in the public school system of Newton, Mass.

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The Anti – Defamation League ( ADL ) and Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) are at odds over the presence of anti-Israel materials in the public school system of Newton, Mass. Click photo to download.

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The John H. Reagan Camp #2156 and the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans wishes to invite the public to the dedication ceremony of The Confederate Veterans Memorial Plaza on Saturday, April 13

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Palestine honors Civil War vets with Memorial Plaza

Greater Lafayette is preparing to honor Holocaust victims and educate the public on injustice.

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Jews and Baseball: In Their Own Words Peter Ephross, editor of Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players, will speak on Sunday, April 28, 2013 as part of the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County’s April Featured Program.

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Jews and Baseball: In Their Own Words