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April 15, 2011

Composer and conducter Thomas Beveridge says his Yizkor Requiem is “a quest for spiritual roots” and a musical bridge between Christianity and Judaism. More →

September 25, 2009

BOOK AND EXHIBITION REVIEW They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of Jewish Childhood in Poland before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett by Juliana Ochs Dweck “Hey! There was a big world out there before the Holocaust,” … More →

May 29, 2009

During the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan, these two teenage boys led prayers and recited the entire Qur’an from memory. More →

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