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Elie Lowenfeld, Volunteering in a disaster zone.

Elie Lowenfeld, 25 Twitter: @jdrcorps Website: www.jdrcorps.org Last April, Elie Lowenfeld found himself in Birmingham, Ala., volunteering for recovery work after a devastating tornado. “I walked into what used to be a neighborhood, but there was nothing left standing,” he said. “There wasn’t a tree or a wall of a house or a telephone pole.” […]

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Will Asifa Net Results?

At Citi Field event, signs abounded that the web is deeply ingrained in haredi life.

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Mel Gibson And Judah Maccabee? Not A Good Mix

The recent exchange of accusations between Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas, the screenwriter hired to write a Judah Maccabee biopic that Gibson would direct, brings renewed attention to the very fact that Gibson has been planning to make such a movie in the first place. Let’s ask him not to. While there is some appeal […]

Samuel Zerin, Reviving a lost Jewish composer.

Bryan Lipsky, Partying for medical charities.

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Meet the 2012 36 Under 36 Winners

Heather Stoltz, Making social justice part of her art.

Josh Goldstein, Helps teens organize for community outreach and activism.

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