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“The Forgotten Refugees” (Promotional still)

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The Forgotten (Jewish) Refugees

6/3/2021, 7:00 pm

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Using the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Archives for Family History Research

5/27/2021, 3:00 pm

Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center

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Finding Vital Records From Poland Online

5/23/2021, 1:30 pm

(Photo: Fort Worth Library)

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Lithuanian, Israeli, American, Jewish: Which Food Are You?

5/23/2021, 12:00 pm

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“Was There Ever a Hebrew Goddess?” Discussion With Author Dr. Emilie Kutash

5/23/2021, 10:00 am

Marble sculpture of a pleasant woman. Handcrafted modern object in classical ancient greek style. Copyspace for custom text.

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“Franci’s War: A Woman’s Story of Survival”

5/23/2021, 10:00 am

Helen Epstein (Courtesy photo)

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Teen Antisemitism Task Force Meeting With Guest Speaker Lori Ehrlich

5/13/2021, 7:00 pm

Massachusetts State Rep. Lori A. Ehrlich

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The Story of Jewish Families and Their English Country Houses

5/13/2021, 4:00 pm

"medieval elizabethan country house, warwickshire the uk"

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Virtual Conversation With Dr. Lisa Gruenberg

5/11/2021, 5:00 pm

Lisa Gruenberg (Courtesy photo)

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Faith, Family & Freedom: An Event for Yom Yerushalayim

5/10/2021, 6:00 pm

Model of ancient Jerusalem in the period of the second temple.

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Caroline Heller (photo: Parnassus Books)

11/21/2017 Top Pick

Pre-Holocaust Europe Remembered in Poignant Memoir

The daughter of survivors depicts the war’s imprint on survivors and their children, while evoking the world of Czechoslovakian intellectuals.

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11/16/2017 Top Pick

Semer Project Brings Joy of Discovery to Music Once Thought Lost

Seventy-nine years and a few days ago, on the night of horrors known as Kristallnacht, the Berlin studio of Jewish record label Semer Records was destroyed by the Nazis.

By The Boston Globe

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11/15/2017 Top Pick

New Center Helping Trace Roots of Jews in New England

The vibrant and influential history of New England’s Jewish population is chronicled at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

By Washington’s Top News

(Photo: Believe_In_Me/iStock)

11/14/2017

Strangers in a Strange Land

By Judy Bolton-Fasman

Steve Ross speaks with Boston high school students in the documentary “Etched in Glass: The Legacy of Steve Ross” (Courtesy photo)

11/13/2017 Top Pick

Legacies of Courage, Song, and Craft

Screenings of “Etched in Glass: The Legacy of Steve Ross,” “Festival — Newport: 1963-1966,” “Coyote: The Mike Plant Story,” and “Casablanca.”

By The Boston Globe

“32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide”

11/7/2017 Top Pick

Boston Jewish Film Festival 2017: Second Roundup

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

(Courtesy of David Sackstein)

11/3/2017 Top Pick

Harvard Honors a Professor Who Helped Its Jewish Life Flourish

When Henry Rosovsky first arrived at Harvard University in 1949, the young Jewish refugee could hardly have imagined that a building associated with the Harvard Jewish community would be...

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Ira Novoselsky, president of the Congregation Tifereth Israel Synagogue, was hugged by Anne Steinman after a brief ceremony to honor the history of the synagogue. (JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF)

11/1/2017 Top Pick

More Than 100 Years of Jewish History Comes Down in Revere

Demolition began on Congregation Tifereth Israel of Revere Tuesday morning.

By The Boston Globe

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