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…on the go continued from page 41 wednesday, aug. 22 ‘PLURALISM & PRAYER’ 1-2:30 pm, Aug. 22. The next “Drop In and Learn” video program, recorded at the 2018 American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Jerusalem, features AJC Committee Board of Governors Chair Harriet Schleifer and former Knesset Member Rachel Azaria, a candidate for mayor of Jerusalem. They will address Jewish pluralism in Israel and the power of the Orthodox rabbinate. At C...…
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…soul Y OU ’ VE ALWAYS ANTICIPATED EACH OTHER ’ S NEEDS . of blessed memory continued from page 47 ISRAEL HOCHBERG, 84, of Oak Park, died Aug. 12, 2018. His family moved to Israel when he was 2. He eventually Hochberg became a mem- c. 1950 ber of the Israeli Army. He was a past executive director of New Horizons. Mr. Hochberg is survived by his daughters, Deborah Hochberg of Oak Park, Ruth Rothenberg of Royal Oak; son, Dave Hochberg of Oak ...…
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