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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

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Chizuk Gathering Held for Members of Mexican Jewish Community
By Yechiel Sever

Members of the Mexican Jewish community gathered to hear divrei chizuk following the tragic death of R' Moshe Saba and his wife, son and daughter-in-law, zichronom livrochoh, in a helicopter crash outside Mexico City early last week.


Chareidi Medical Organization Heads Gather in Bnei Brak
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Heads of leading chareidi chessed organizations and medical activists gathered in Bnei Brak to acknowledge the dedicated efforts made by hundreds of volunteers and activists at various organizations.


Agudas Yisroel Holds Yarchei Kallah in Jerusalem
By Yechiel Sever

Agudas Yisroel of America is holding its annual Yarchei Kallah in Jerusalem this week, drawing some 250 participants for the four-day event.


Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony Held for Yesodei HaTorah in Sderot
By Yechiel Sever

A cornerstone-laying ceremony for a Chinuch Atzmai talmud Torah in Sderot at the beginning of the week was attended by HaRav Yissochor Meir, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas HaNegev, HaRav Shmuel Montag, the rov of the chareidi community in Netivot, Knesset Finance Committee Chairman MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, Deputy Education Minister Rabbi Meir Porush, Chinuch Atzmai Deputy Director Rabbi Tzvi Baumel, Sderot Mayor David Buskila as well as parents and community figures.


Dutch Woman Who Helped Hide Anne Frank Dies at 100
By R. Hoffner

Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who helped hide Anne Frank, her parents, her sister and four other Jews from the Nazis and later safeguarded Anne Frank's diary, passed away at the age of 100 following a short illness, according to the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam.


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