Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Rabbi Speaks On Passover, Current Events
The Jewish holiday of Passover is coming to an end. It is a time for celebration and reflection. This year, it has been a bit more difficult according to Charleston Rabbi Victor Urecki. He spoke with News Director Eric Douglas to discuss the holiday and the struggle with the war in Gaza.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPassover Amid The War In Gaza On This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the Jewish holiday of Passover is coming to an end. It is a time for celebration and reflection. This year, it has been a bit more difficult, according to Rabbi Victor Urecki from Charleston. He spoke with News Director Eric Douglas to discuss the holiday and the struggle with the war in Gaza.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRabbi Discusses The Importance Of Lighting The Dark This Hanukkah
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7 and ends at sundown Friday, Dec.15. Also known as “The Festival of Lights,” the celebration has taken on a new meaning in the context of the war in Gaza. Reporter Chris Schulz spoke with Rabbi Zalman Gurevitch of the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at West Virginia University on the first night of Hanukkah.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHistorians, Local Jewish Congregation Recognize Civil War Passover Feast In Southern W.Va.
Soldiers came together during the conflict for a Passover feast known as a Seder. Reporter Shepherd Snyder spoke with Joseph Golden, Jewish researcher and secretary of the Temple Beth El congregation in Beckley, along with Drew Gruber of Civil War Trails, about this celebration’s historical significance.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorgantown Synagogue Releases Book of Oral Histories
The first Jewish residents moved to Morgantown in 1879. Since then, the community has made quite a mark on the city. A few years ago, the then-president…
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