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For Chanukah, we went fishing in the photo archive of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. We came up with eight photos that tell the story not just of this holiday, but — along with corresponding articles from the JTA Archive — the story for the Jewish people. (Thanks to JDC archivist Naomi Barth for […]

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We are looking for photos of weird, quirky, outlandish, fabulous or otherwise remarkable holiday displays. So send in those shots of menorahs, dreidels or maybe just super-large piles of gelt topped by a Christmas tree. The more, the merrier.

Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died of heart failure on Dec. 5, 2012, one day before his 92nd birthday. One of Brubeck’s contributions in particular stands out in terms of its Jewish themes. [[READMORE]] In 2004, The Record in In Stockton, Calif., explained the meaning behind the Brubeck’s “Jewish Cantata” as an effort to bridge the […]

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