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Israel sends aid to victims of deadly Serbia and Bosnia floods

2014-05-19

By: Federation

On: May 19, 2014

In: The Jewish World

(JTA) – Israel sent aid to help rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Serbia and Bosnia. Local media reported that Israel sent a first shipment of emergency aid this weekend including medicine, food, blankets and rain gear, and will soon send pumps. The aid was delivered by helicopter because submerged cities wereContinue Reading

The Sarajevo Haggadah inspires peace, music

2014-04-09

By: Federation

On: April 9, 2014

In: Arts & Culture, Arts News

By Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound The Seattle Peace Chorus has been “cultivating peace through song” since 1983, when Helen Lauritzen sought a way to bridge Americans and Russians in the midst of the Cold War. Now in its 31st year, the Seattle Peace Chorus continues itsContinue Reading