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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Between cosmic rays and track stars, Northwest Yeshiva High School has a lot to be excited about. However, the y

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Several Israelis rolled into town last week to spread messages of goodwill and economic cooperation. Whether her

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By Deborah Ashin, Special to JTNews Every night for almost 60 years, the man relived the same hellish nightmare: he is 16 years old and arrives in

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Singer Yossi Hodakov will perform the first Chassidic concert of Jewish music to be presented at Chabad Lub

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