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(Repost) Have you ever felt the frustration of driving out to Akron/Canton Airport, only to find your neighbor waiting for the same flight? We can change that! There is a new ride “gemach” planned for the Akron  Canton Airport now in operation. Continue reading below or click the link on the main LJN web page just below the classifieds icon.

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A terrorist attack that left four Israeli rabbis and one Israeli policeman dead in a west Jerusalem synagogue Nov. 18 has touched Cleveland’s Jewish community, leaving a Hebrew Academy of Cleveland graduate a widow.

One of the victims, Rabbi Kalman Levine, was the husband of University Heights native Chaya Markovitz Levine, according to Rabbi Simcha Dessler, education director at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights.

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The Jewish Learning Connection invites the community to the celebration of a new Sefer Torah at its 26th anniversary dessert reception Motzoei Shabbos at the Green Road Synagogue 8:15 om. Rabbi Mordechai Becher will be presenting an audio visual presentation on the Treasures of the Cairo Genizah. For reservations please call the JLC at 216-691-3837.

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(Reader submission) As a personal request to our community – please lock your doors and windows – that’s homes and cars! We had an attempted burglary on Wednesday night, b’chasdei Hashem, no one got in and nothing was taken. The police told us that, sadly, such attempts are not an uncommon occurrence. Thank you, Moshe and Sara Brejt

(Jewish Federation of Cleveland)

Please join us for an Open House of “The Way We Looked: Photographs of Shtetl Life,” highlighting the work of famed ethnographer Shlyome-Zanvl Rappoport and photographer Solomon Iudovin.

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From 1912 to 1914, famed ethnographer Shlyome-Zanvl Rappoport, known by his pen-name S. An-Sky, and his nephew, the photographer Solomon Iudovin, gathered materials and took photographs of Jewish daily life in pre-Revolutionary Russia’s Pale of Settlement. The photographs documented all aspects of Jewish life inside the Pale, including work, education, religious, and cultural traditions.

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Administrative assistant, experienced in all aspects of running an office, seeking part time position.  Pleasant and efficient, with ability to multi task and excellent writing skills. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and QuickBooks. For references, resume, and contact information, contact Rabbi A.L. Joseph at AJoseph@agudathisrael-mwr.org.

Our posting from two days about the free family photography online video class was so popular. Many wrote that they really have benefited from the offerings on the web site Craftsy that it seemed worth repeating about a class that was suggested a while back.

FREE Online Kitchen Knife Skills Class: Learn to Chop, Dice, Mince & Slice Like a Pro + Decorative Shortcuts is a totally free class, offering more than 2 hours of HD video demonstrating how to slice, dice, prepare all sorts of fruits and vegetables in a efficient, attractive, and easy way – even how to slice an onion without crying. You simply sign up for Craftsy, add the class to your account, and can watch it whenever you want. No need for a credit card or awkward signup or anything funny with your email. Here is a link for a listing of their other free video classes in things like crocheting, sewing, cake making, and other areas.