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The former Beth-El synagogue in São Paulo is about to reopen as a Jewish museum. A pew inside the former Beth-El synagogue in São Paulo, which is about to reopen as a Jewish museum. (Courtesy of the Museu Judaico de São Paulo, via JTA). The interior of the museum, seen from the outside on the city’s Rua Martinho Prado, is still under construction. (Courtesy of the Museu Judaico de São Paulo, via JTA)

Renewal of Life

JTA

In what was formerly Temple Beth-El, a new museum in Sao Paulo aims to educate non-Jews about Brazilian Jewish life.

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Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience An exhibit at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans focuses on the large number of Jewish Southerners who became traveling merchants. (Courtesy of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience via JTA)

Southern Exposure

JTA

A new museum in the Big Easy tells the family stories of Southern Jewry.

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bikers Since 2000, more than 1,000 bicyclists have traveled to Israel on an annual basis to participate in the "Wheels of Love" ride. (Photo by Gema Saputera on Unsplash.com)

Bike Ride Along Maryland’s Eastern Shore to Benefit Israel’s ALYN Hospital

JMORE Staff

From Oct. 24-26, dozens of supporters of the ALYN Hospital, a pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Jerusalem, will gather on the Eastern Shore for “Wheels of Love U.S.A,” a three-day bicycle ride to raise funds for the care of children with a range of physical disabilities.

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hummus making During "hospitality experiences" like this hummus-making activity in a private residence, Israeli Birthright participants bring their Diaspora Jewish counterparts into their homes, workplaces or army bases to offer a more authentic view of what their personal lives are like. (Courtesy of Birthright, via JTA)

Home Hospitality Forges Bonds Between Israelis, Diaspora Jews on Birthright Trips

JTA

For many Birthright trip participants, some of their most memorable encounters are during “hospitality experiences,” where Israeli participants bring the Diaspora Jews into their own homes, workplaces or army bases to offer a more authentic view of what their lives are like.

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