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The Tiny Torah Travels to Jamaica

The Tiny Torah Travels to Jamaica

by | Jun 18, 2012 | Jews around the world

Bat Mitzvah of Chloe A. Montego Bay, Jamaica June 9, 2010 The Travelling Torah from which Chloe read (pictured here in Chloe’s arms) was inscribed in south central Europe, possibly in Slovenia or Romania in the years prior to 1880. We know this because after...
Lost Sicilian Jews

Lost Sicilian Jews

by | May 28, 2013 | Jews around the world

A Story of Lost Sicilian Jews She arrived on Sunday morning, having received an announcement of our meeting several days before. At first she was not certain that the gathering would be appropriate for her, but curiosity overcame her fear and she found herself at the...
Alaskan Jews Frozen Chosen

Alaskan Jews Frozen Chosen

by | Nov 16, 2014 | Jews around the world

They live five thousand miles from New York City and they call themselves the “Frozen Chosen.” They are Alaskan Jews who make their home in the cold North Country and who have carved a vibrant Jewish community out of mountains and glaciers, oceans and forests in our...