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VOL. 25 NO. 11 DECEMBER 20, 2024
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Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announces that over $100 million was raised at YU’s Centennial Hanukkah Dinner. See below
The Adults Are Back
‘Hostage Dreams’ Toby Woolf Exhibit In Jerusalem
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YU Raises Over $100 Million In Its 100-Year Hanukkah Dinner Campaign
Flying Favors
FROM THE ED ITO R BY LARRY GORDON
t’s truly amazing how America is being transformed in a good and positive direction even before Donald Trump has been sworn into office. It’s becoming clearer as the days tick by that this new Trump Administration will not just differ by a wide margin from the Biden Continued on Page 117
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arking a momentous milestone, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announced that over $100 million was raised as part of a visionary campaign launched in September to celebrate the Continued on Page 117
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BY TOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
f you will be in Jerusalem for Chanukah, don’t miss this. For the past year we’ve seen books and works of art and films and even some plays that have portrayed the horrors and the fears and the sorrow of October 7th and its aftermath. We pray for the safe return of the hostages. Some of us wear yellow ribbons and pieces of masking tape on our clothing marking the number Continued on Page 118
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BY MALKIE GORDON HIRSCH MAGENCE
hen I remarried a few years ago, I was lucky enough to join a new exclusive club. Not only did I acquire new family members, but also some Israeli children and grandchildren. Speaking to my friends with children living in Israel as well, I soon learned that not only will we be traveling to Israel more often but, we will need extra suitcases. Whenever either of us made the trek to Israel or AmerContinued on Page 122
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