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Blog entries tagged: Helena

Last Jews of Helena

Here’s video from my weekend in Helena, Ark. 

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All Good Things

From the moment I started researching my trip to the Deep South, a veil of sadness has hovered over my reporting. In town after town, the Jewish population has been in steady decline for years and often the remainder is but a handful of older people bearing witness to the final chapter of nearly two centuries of Jewish life. 

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Dog Meets Rabbi

This story from The New York Times is simply amazing. And having just visited another Helena, that also has a defunct temple and a dearth of local Hebrew speakers, this one really hits home. 

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On the Road Again

The Wandering Jew heads South.

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