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…tG•j r iti Tg wish famili Foussemagne A tiny village in France is home to one synagogue, no churches. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor T Jig 2/17 2005 38 ell Me Why! Many years ago, I seem to remember hearing a legend about a small village — I believe it was in France — that was home to a synagogue but no churches. Could this possibly be true? Yes, it's true. The village you're speaking of is Foussemagne, in France, and the story...…
…Israel Advocacy MSU Hillel, Lansing Federation jointly support speaker series. REBECCA ELKUS Special to the Jewish News East Lansing hen Jennifer Bloom attend- ed a student political debate on U.S.-Israel rela- tions last fall, she realized her peers had no idea why the two countries supported each other. "It scared me," she said. "So many students on campuses across the coun- try have no clue as to why the U.S. supports Israel and vice ve...…
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