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Ruth Ort's Spectacular Seniors met to hear author, Myrna Ossin, discuss what is exciting for seniors to do with the rest of their lives based on several chapters of her book "Lists for Living, Lists for Life," an encyclopedia of life skills, and "Favorite Recipes from Central Florida," that includes a 10-page list of everything to do in Central Florida. Each person came away with personal insights that will enrich their senior years. Ossin also introduced "What to Do with Your Leftover Matzah,...
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Unlike the dangerous maritime escapes attempted by some of his fellow Cuban baseball players, the worst Alejandro Eskenazi endured to leave the island nation was a mountain of paperwork. The documents he gathered and the forms he completed took eight months to process, delaying the Havana native's arrival in Israel until last August. But coaching Israeli youngsters in baseball and playing in a league here made the wait worth it for Eskenazi, who is participating in a professional...
A few years ago, I became increasingly interested in learning about my family history and genealogy. As is the case with many people, I never thought to ask questions while my grandparents were alive. So I found myself trying to go back, find clues, and put the pieces of the puzzle back together again. Ancestry.com was where I began. I started with building a tree. I put in the names of my parents, my grandparents, and what I knew of my great-grandparents. Although I had never met him, my...
(JNS.org)—The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) has launched an online campaign urging supporters to condemn the ongoing wave of anti-Semitism across the U.S. in recent weeks, while calling for unity between Christians and Jews in response to bomb threats at Jewish community centers and vandalism at Jewish cemeteries. “We have heard from so many of our Christian brothers and sisters expressing their profound dismay at the recent rise of anti-Semitic and hate crimes nationwide, and offering their love and sup...
Palestinian man alleged to be part of terror cell killed in shootout with Israeli troops JERUSALEM (JTA)—A Palestinian man who allegedly was part of a terror cell planning attack on Israeli targets was killed in a gunfight with Israeli troops in the West Bank. Basel al-A’araj was killed overnight Monday during an IDF arrest raid in Ramallah in the northern West Bank. Al-A’araj, 31, was shot and killed by Israeli troops after they surrounded the house where he was holed up in order to arrest him. He opened fire on the troops, according to the I...
(JNS.org)—The U.S. House of Representatives announced its relaunch of a bipartisan taskforce for combating anti-Semitism in the wake of a recent wave of anti-Jewish incidents. Since January 2017, there have been 90 bomb threats called into Jewish organizations, including more than 60 to Jewish community centers, with the latest threats coming Feb. 27. Last week, an estimated 170 Jewish graves were found toppled at the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Mo., and on Sunday, Feb. 26, an estimated 100 headstones were toppled a...
My husband, Scott, and I like to travel to the Caribbean and when we saw that Jet Blue Airlines had inexpensive $59 nonstop flights to Cuba from Orlando, which was recently opened for Americans to travel to, we jumped on it. I had always remembered hearing how beautiful Cuba was when I was a child and many of my parent's friends honeymooned there or visited the resorts and casinos. When I googled hotels, my heart sank as they were $500-plus per night, but then I realized that there was a range o...
