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Talking Hands Theatre Chanukah Puppet Show

Talking Hands Theatre Chanukah Puppet Show

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Come to our Chanukah Party and Dance to Klezamir's Fabulous Klezmer Music

Come to our Chanukah Party and Dance to Klezamir's Fabulous Klezmer Music

Welcome to Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Heharim

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From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

The Brutalist: A Jewish Immigrant Saga for the Ages

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Holocaust
Photo of Adrien Brody in a scene from the movie "The Brutalist"
Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" opens with Hungarian architect, Jewish Holocaust survivor, and soon-to-be freshly minted U.S. immigrant László Toth in the shadowy depths of a ship headed into New York Harbor.

Proud JEWS

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Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
Photo of the words "Proud Jews" written in chalk on the sidewalk
Right before Sukkot, I noticed the word "JEW" carved into my sidewalk. I began to grind out the word, but rather decided to replace the space by adding "Proud JEWs" to the sidewalk.