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New PJ Library Selection Addresses Kids’ Moving Stress

In Boulder, as in many other cities, this time of year brings many new families and new kids to town, which tempers the season's celebrations with special kinds of stresses.

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When the Nazis Hosted the Olympics

Award-winning historian and biographer Oliver Hilmes’ new book "BERLIN 1936: Sixteen Days in August" (Other Press Hardcover) traces the events of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a sporting and entertainment event that marked a paradigm shift in modern European politics.

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Rabbi Glickman to Discuss His Book, “Burnt Pearls”

Rabbi Mark Glickman’s book, "Burnt Pearls: How the Nazis Tried and Failed to Steal the Books of Europe’s Jews" will tell the story of the massive collection of looted Jewish literature. Come hear the story of this massive theft, and the enormous impact it had on the Jewish people.

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Hanukkah Picture Books

With just a couple of days remaining until the first Hanukkah candle is lit, are you still looking for a meaningful gift for a child?

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Join PJ Library for a Chanukah Celebration Brunch

Join PJ Library, a program provided by JEWISHcolorado, for a Chanukah Celebration Brunch! Meet other PJ parents and learn more about PJ Library and JEWISHcolorado in the Boulder community. We’ll be meeting at the home of Julie Grayson on December 17, 2014, from 9:30 am – 11:00 am. Kids are welcome, of course …

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Shabbat Ha’aretz: Judaism, Land Use, Social Justice and Climate Change

The next shmita cycle starts this Rosh Hashanah. Hence, September 23 begins the biblical sabbatical year. Hazon has scheduled two events to celebrate, discuss and understand.

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New Haggadah Lessens Temptation To Pass Over Seder

Modern Jewish families that shy away from participating in the annual Passover Seder due to its typical two- to five-hour ceremony will cheer Cass and Nellie Foster's "Sixty-Minute Seder: Preserving the Essence of the Passover Haggadah."

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New Zalman Book This Week

Author Sara Davidson will appear with Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi in Boulder and Denver this week to promote her new book, "The December Project."

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