Category Archives: World
Purim Carnival: A Day of Joy at Temple Sholom
By Chéye RobersonSentinel CorrespondentIt’s not every day that Temple Sholom is filled with little princesses and pirates running around with prizes and cotton candy, but last Sunday was no ordinary day at the temple. It was the Purim Carnival, which kicked off a week of events at the temple to commemorate a cherished tale in the Book of Esther. Read more » »
Architectural plans for new National Library revealed
The National Library was inaugurated in 1892 by the B’nai B’rith organization and renowned bibliophile Dr. Yosef Hazanovitch. For the first half of the 20th century, the library was located at Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus, but after the road … Read more » »
Hiawatha revealed as a city of Archie’s
The tale of a former Hiawatha resident recently made clear the popularity of long-time TV quiz show „Jeopardy” when Alex Trebek read a question that concerned that resident, and a comic character from the fictional (or was it?) town of Riverdale. The question noted that the subject matter was tied to the town of Hiawatha, Kan. Read more » »
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Marciniak MVP of ’96 women’s Final Four
A weekly look back at sports in the Lehigh Valley, in anniversaries of multiples of five years. MARCH 291996 — Central Catholic graduate Michelle Marciniak scores 21 points, grabs seven rebounds and hands off six assists to lead Tennessee to an 88-83 overtime victory over Connecticut and a berth in the NCAA women’s national championship game. Read more » »
A new national library for the People of the Book
Fears that the replacing of books, newspapers and magazines by digital publishing will make libraries obsolete were obviated on Monday by the large turnout of local and foreign media invited to a press conference at the Jewish National and Hebrew University Library in Jerusalem. Read more » »
Chabad Center to honor IBC Bank president
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning will hold its annual L’Chaim Event at 5 p.m. April 3 at 14535 Blanco Road.To continue reading this story, you will need to be a digital subscriber to ExpressNews.com. Read more » »
The Shabbat Table: They’ll definitely want second helpings!
The Shabbat Table is the latest CJN column from noted chef and food blogger Norene Gilletz. Click here for last week’s recipes . Read more » »
Man gets 23 years to life in prison for Albany murder
WNYT Staff Updated: 03/25/2016 5: 43 PM Created: 03/25/2016 12: 40 PMALBANY – The man convicted of stabbing an Albany woman to death back in 2014 has been sentenced. 23 years to life for 61-year-old Robert Lake. Visiting Judge Hon. Richard Mott delivered harsh commentary with that sentence. „That’s you. Read more » »
Albany man who killed girlfriend faces prison
Updated 6: 55 am, Friday, March 25, 2016Robert Lake (Albany County District Attorney’s Office)Robert Lake (Albany County District Attorney’s Office)Albany man who killed girlfriend faces prisonALBANY – A 59-year-old city man who stabbed his girlfriend to death will be sentenced to prison on Friday.Robert Lake will face Judge Richard Mott at 11 a.m. Read more » »
