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GENERATIONS

09/08/2023 09:46:08 AM

Sep8

Family lore has it that Grandpa Julius, my father’s father, was the only man in the shtetl of Skidel with a gun and that he was spirited out of town in a coffin because ”they” were after him. It’s hard to believe that this man of few words, whom I never...Read more...

ANNIVERSARIES

09/06/2023 09:39:11 AM

Sep6

Aileen Grossberg

Anniversaries are something to look forward to with joy, sadness, appreciation, or awe.

On August 29th, we marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington  for Jobs and Freedom organized by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the...Read more...

TIME TO PREPARE

08/24/2023 07:46:59 AM

Aug24

Aileen Grossberg

When you see this at Costco, you know that the Days of Awe, the High Holidays, will soon be upon us.

All kidding aside, we are right in the middle of the month of Elul, the prelude to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The shofar sounds each day (except...Read more...

The Jewish Catalog Turns Fifty

08/22/2023 11:13:52 AM

Aug22

AILEEN GROSSBERG, LIBRARIAN

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to The Jewish Catalog. How old are you now?

This year The Jewish Catalog: A Do-It-Yourself Kit reached the venerable age of fifty, right smack in middle...Read more...

Pride month at jacobs library

06/08/2023 02:03:32 PM

Jun8

Aileen Grossberg, Librarian

It’s PRIDE Month

Read Pride: An Up-to-the-minute List of Kids Books with LGBT Characters -  Tablet MagazineRead more...

The Jewish relationship with MLK

01/12/2023 04:40:24 PM

Jan12

Aileen Grossberg, Librarian

In Tribute to MLK Jr Day

The Jewish Response to the Civil Rights Movement - Temple Beth Elohim  Wellesley, MARead more...

Chanukah Happenings in the Media

12/21/2022 12:47:59 PM

Dec21

Aileen Grossberg, Librarian