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Community-wide Israel Experience brought members of Dayton’s four synagogues together. Some for an extra week. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer By the time most of the 58 participants on Dayton’s Community-wide Israel Experience went to bed on the ninth night of the trip — Monday, Oct. 29 at

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By Rabbi Martin Applebaum, Beth Jacob Congregation Dear friends, I hope all is well. Rosalie and I truly enjoyed spending the Yamim Noraim (the Days of Awe) with you. We appreciate your warm welcome and look forward to getting to know all of you better. The High Holiday season has

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By Ethel G. Hofman, Special To The Observer For my mother, Chanukah was way beyond latkes. It was her cakes and cookies, rich, buttery and nut-studded that upheld her reputation as a generous hostess and superb baker. At our island home, back in a time when doors were never locked,

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Through Jan. 6, The Dayton Art Institute will display menorahs from the collection of Russ and the late Betty Remick, in Betty’s memory, as part of its annual Hall of Holidays exhibit in the museum’s lower level galleries. The Remicks,who lived across the street from The Dayton Art Institute for

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On Nov. 1, Chaya Vidal began her work as executive director of Beth Jacob Congregation. Vidal, who served as executive director of Beth Abraham Synagogue from 2003 to 2006, has worked for Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform synagogues across the country, including as executive director of Rodeph Sholom in Bridgeport, Conn.

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With Charlotte Jacobson Hospice of Dayton Senior Medical Director Dr. Jules Sherman recently marked 25 years of service to the hospice mission. He received a standing ovation from his hospice colleagues when presented with a pin for 25 years of service during the recent Heart of Our Hospice staff celebration.

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The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz On Dec. 10, Robert Lefkowitz, Serge Haroche and Alvin Roth will don white tie and tails. In the late afternoon, they will ascend a dais in Stockholm to be awarded Nobel Prizes for chemistry, physics and economics. On that day, they will also enter

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Sandra L. “Sandy” Dubro, age 74 of Dayton, passed away Nov. 25. Mrs. Dubro retired after 30 years from Dayton Public Schools. She was an avid tennis player. Mrs. Dubro was preceded in death by her parents, Mo and Dorothy Roberts. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Allen DuBro,

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By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer At its meeting on Nov. 28, the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton hired Cathy Gardner to serve as the Federation’s new executive vice president. Gardner, who lives in Tampa, will begin her work in Dayton on Dec. 10. “Among the

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Dayton premiere of locally produced documentary on Ethiopian aliyah By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Fekadu, his wife and children left their Ethiopian village to live in a squalid shelter in Gondar while they waited for their opportunity to make aliyah (immigrate to Israel). A decade later, these Falash

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