Denver residents, for a schedule of DNC community related activities, please click here.

Delegates and visitors, for a guide to kosher food, synagogues, the JCC, and a schedule of DNC community related activities, please click here.

Federation Creates Georgia Emergency Relief Fund to Meet the Needs of Jews Caught in the Line of Fire

In response to the humanitarian crisis currently taking place in the Former Soviet province of Georgia, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado has created a Georgia Emergency Relief Fund.  The Fund will benefit Jewish residents of Georgia who have found themselves caught in the line of fire as Russia initiated military action against its neighboring state. more

JFS Announces Application Assistance for New Holocaust Compensation Program

The Serving Our Survivors (SOS) program of Jewish Family Service of Colorado has announced a new Holocaust compensation program provided by the German government. The program is limited to Holocaust survivors who performed work in Nazi-controlled ghettos in World War II and there are certain eligibility requirements that must be met.

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Community Event Raised $2,200 for The Children’s Hospital East Pavilion Rec Center for Teen Patients Hosted by Congregation Beth Evergreen

  EVERGREEN, Colo. — After hundreds of guests took a virtual trip to Vegas during a casino night fundraiser, The Children’s Hospital of Denver hit the jackpot.  Hosted by Congregation Beth Evergreen with partial proceeds benefiting the hospital, the event raised $2,200 for Children’s East Pavilion – a new gymnasium which provides teen patients with a lively recreation center during their recoveries.

            “‘Vegas, Baby!’ helped fill the gym with sports equipment, from yoga mats and basketballs to weights and exercise balls, to give this therapeutic outlet its highest, healthiest potential,” said Iris Solomon, co-chair.

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This past July, UJC/Federation-supported JAFI and the French-Jewish organization AMI chartered three flights to bring 450 new French immigrants to Israel. The influx of French immigrants to Israel has been steady in the past few years: nearly 20,000 Jews have made aliyah since 2000 and the numbers are expected to remain steady at up to 3,000 olim annually.

Myths and Facts

Myth and Fact: Should East Jerusalem be part of a Palestinian state?

by Mitchell G. Bard

Before 1865, the entire population of Jerusalem lived behind the Old City walls (what today would be considered part of the eastern part of the city).

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