“… above and beyond the call of duty” In case you hadn’t heard, Steven Eckert bequeathed a large sum of money to Temple Judah and…
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November 14, 15, 21, 22 @ 7:30 pm November 16 @ 2:00 pm Uptown TheatreFirst Street Community Theatre221 First Street NE, Mt. Vernon. This…
Interview with Iowa News Now— Rabbi Todd was interviewed on Monday, October 13, 2025 regarding the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire deal. Click here to view the…
THE IOWA MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH BEN LESSER A live-streamed conversation with one of the last living Holocaust survivors, Ben…
Dennis Green, host of KCCK’s Culture Crawl, interviews Rodi Glass, who will be speaking, via video link, at this year’s Community Yom HaShoah Service…
Dutch Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass to tell her story. By Elijah Decious, The Gazette (CHANGE NOTICE: Mt. Mercy College will be hosting Rodi Glass…
An American cantor’s mother held onto the key — and her memories — after the Nazis destroyed her community Marianne Bern and the key…