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Growing up in Lancaster, Ohio, I remember discovering a book in the local library that ultimately helped to change how I viewed my hometown’s history. The book, “Jewish Literacy” by Joseph Telushkin, had a small sticker on the inside cover indicating it was purchased through the B’nai Israel Synagogue of Lancaster Jewish Book Fund. This was surprising, as there hadn’t been an organized Jewish community in Lancaster for years. I later learned that the fund had been established by the remaining members of the synagogue after its sale in 1993, with the intention of ensuring that the tradition of Jewish education continued in Lancaster, even in the absence of a physical synagogue. This discovery, along with other signs like a Star of David engraved next to a cross on the town’s war memorial and the presence of the building that once housed the B’nai Israel synagogue downtown, hinted at Lancaster’s former Jewish community. During its nearly seven decades of existence, B’nai Israel not only served its congregants but also hosted groups — including church youth organizations and civic societies — to educate others about Judaism. As in many small towns across the United States, the synagogue provided the only accessible resources for learning about Jewish culture, history and theology. For the last several years, I’ve dedicated myself to documenting the Jewish histories of small towns in both my home state of Ohio and my adopted state of New York. I am drawn in by the realization that many of these once-active communities, despite their contributions, were in danger of fading into obscurity. As a volunteer, I have spent countless hours piecing together the stories of Jewish families, tracing their lives and legacies in over 20 small towns. In most of these places, the written record of their Jewish past was sparse, with local historical organizations often lacking the resources or staffing to fully explore these stories. These constraints also create opportunities for volunteers and community members to engage in uncovering stories still waiting to be told. Small-town synagogues often function not just as religious institutions but as unique centers for education and community engagement. In Lancaster, the B’nai Israel synagogue opened its doors to various groups seeking to learn about Judaism. Its book fund ensured that, even after the synagogue’s closure, locals could continue to conveniently access resources devoted to Jewish culture and history. Eighty miles to the south, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the Jewish community was also engaged in interfaith efforts from its earliest days. When Beneh Abraham, the local synagogue, was consecrated in 1858, Christian residents of the town supported the construction, and the First Presbyterian Church choir even sang during the dedication. Such partnerships went both ways, with Jews contributing to the building funds for nearby churches. The local rabbi, Judah Wechsler, taught in both English and German. Wechsler’s leadership helped Beneh Abraham function as more than a religious space — it became a center for community engagement in Portsmouth. Portsmouth’s first synagogue, like many other historic religious structures in America, no longer stands today, but this early story from the town’s Jewish community reminds us of how intertwined religious groups in small towns can be. Beneh Abraham continues to exist in Portsmouth and is one of Ohio’s oldest Jewish congregations. In Auburn, New York, the former B’nai Israel Synagogue played a crucial role in bringing neighbors together and fostering understanding. Throughout much of the 20th and early 21st centuries, B’nai Israel welcomed interfaith activities, particularly through its long-standing relationship with St. Luke’s United Church of Christ. This engagement included an annual exchange of pulpits, novel when it began in 1939, where the rabbi of B’nai Israel and the minister at St. Luke’s would preach at each other’s congregations. This effort, undertaken each year during the national Brotherhood Week campaign, continued for over 30 years, helping strengthen ties between Jewish and Christian communities in Auburn. In both Auburn, New York, and Lancaster, Ohio, the B’nai Israel synagogues’ efforts to educate non-Jewish neighbors about Judaism often left lasting impressions, in keeping with studies showing that ​​the more people know about Jews, the less they embrace antisemitic tropes. With the closure of these small-town synagogues in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the physical presence of Jewish life in these towns has largely disappeared, raising questions about how this loss impacts interfaith understanding and broader cultural awareness. As small-town Jewish communities across America continue to contract, preserving their histories becomes not just an act of remembrance, but also an essential part of understanding the broader American story. Though often small in numbers, small-town Jewish communities have played crucial roles in shaping the civic, cultural and economic landscapes of their communities. As the physical reminders of small-town Jewish life — such as synagogues, social centers and long standing family-owned businesses — fade, there is a danger that their stories will disappear, a loss not only for Jewish history but American history. They remind us that America’s heartland is not as monolithic as it is often portrayed, and that diversity has long been part of the stories of many communities. In Lancaster and Auburn, the efforts of individuals and institutions to preserve local Jewish histories stand as models of how this work can be done. In its last years, members of Auburn’s former B’nai Israel synagogue donated many of the congregation’s religious artifacts, including the synagogue’s historic stained-glass windows, to the Cayuga Museum of History & Art, ensuring that the congregation’s memory would live on in a public space. But in most of the communities I’ve studied, there was no such effort until recently. In some towns, synagogues were demolished or fell into disrepair, their histories largely unrecorded. It wasn’t until I began this work as an undergraduate that the stories of these Jewish communities began to be gathered and pieced together, bringing their legacies back into the light. Preservation alone is not enough. These histories must be shared and integrated into broader conversations about American identity. We not only honor Jewish families who helped to build and sustain so many small-town communities but also ensure that future generations understand the complexity and richness of small-town life in America. In a time when debates about national identity dominate our public discourse, preserving the histories of small-town Jewish communities offers a crucial reminder: that the American story is, and always has been, one of diversity and change. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its parent company, 70 Faces Media. For more content, go to jta.org.Wisconsin 67, Nebraska-Omaha 65China pledged on Thursday to increase the budget deficit, issue more debt and loosen monetary policy to maintain a stable economic growth rate as it girds for more trade tensions with the US as Donald Trump returns to the White House. The remarks came in a state media readout of an annual agenda-setting meeting of China’s top leaders, known as the Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC), held on December 11-12. “The adverse impact brought by changes in the external environment has deepened,” national broadcaster CCTV said following the closed-door CEWC. This year’s meeting came with the world’s second-largest economy stuttering due to a severe property market crisis, high local government debt and weak domestic demand. Exports, one of the few bright spots, face the threat of higher US tariffs. A separate readout from state news agency Xinhua, watched by financial markets for references to the yuan currency, kept a pledge to “maintain the basic stability of the exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced level”. CEWC summaries from 2020, 2022 and 2023 also contained this line, which was not included in those from 2019 and 2021. Reuters reported on Wednesday that China’s top leaders and policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to weaken next year to mitigate the impact of punitive trade measures. The CEWC pledges match the tone of one of the Communist Party leaders’ most dovish statements in more than a decade, which was released on Monday after a meeting of the Politburo, a top decision-making body. The Politburo said China would switch to an “appropriately loose” monetary policy stance and “more proactive” fiscal levers, as well as stepping up “unconventional counter-cyclical adjustments”. In the same vein, the CEWC summary flagged a higher budget deficit and more debt issuance at a central and local government level. Leaders also vowed to reduce bank reserve requirements and cut interest rates “in a timely manner”. “The direction is clear, but the size of stimulus matters, which we probably will find out only after the US announces the tariffs,” said Zhiwei Zhang, chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management. This dovish shift in messaging shows China is prioritising growth over financial risks, analysts said. At CEWC, Beijing sets targets for economic growth, the budget deficit, debt issuance and other variables for the year ahead. The targets are agreed at the meeting, but won’t be officially released until an annual parliament meeting in March. Reuters reported last month that government advisers had recommended that Beijing keep its growth target of around 5% unchanged next year. The CEWC readout said it was “necessary to maintain steady economic growth”, but did not mention a specific number. “Maintaining 5% will be quite challenging in 2025, given that the extra ‘Trump shock’ will hit exports” and capital expenditure, said Xu Tianchen, senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit. “However, a good level of stimulus will prevent a freefall, and I don’t think growth will tank below 4.5%.” Trump’s tariff threats have rattled China’s industrial complex, which sells goods worth more than $400bn annually to the United States. Many manufacturers have been shifting production abroad to escape tariffs. Exporters say the levies will further shrink profits, hurting jobs, investment and growth in the process. They would also exacerbate China’s industrial overcapacity and deflationary pressures, analysts said. If exports take a hit, China needs to look internally for a new growth engine. 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TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Steelworkers union (USW) officials in both Canada and the United States today expressed their concern with President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he would impose a blanket 25% tariff on goods from Canada imported into the United States. "If applied, these extraordinary tariffs leveled on Canada would dramatically harm workers in both our countries," said USW International President David McCall. "There is no question that we must address the holes in our global trading system, but Canada is not the problem." USW leaders further noted that the Canadian and U.S. economies are deeply integrated, and Canada recently moved to better align with U.S. policies to help stem the flow of unfairly traded products making their way into North America. Canada is also a unique national security partner. "There is absolutely no doubt that working families are the first to get hurt by unfair trade practices, including global overcapacity in key sectors," said USW Canadian National Director Marty Warren. "The answer, however, is to work together as allies on sensible trade policies that will allow us to contain bad actors like China." "Our union in both the United States and Canada has been on the front lines for decades fighting for worker-forward trade policies that keep our critical supply chains secure," said McCall. "Now, rather than taking a step back, we must capitalize on our current momentum in order to create lasting change." About the United Steelworkers union: The USW represents 225,000 members in nearly every economic sector across Canada and is the largest private-sector union in North America, with 850,000 members in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. Each year, thousands of workers choose to join the USW because of the union's strong track record in creating healthier, safer and more respectful workplaces and negotiating better working conditions and fairer compensation – including good wages, benefits and pensions. For more information, please contact: Shannon Devine, USW Communications and Political Action 416-938-4402 / sdevine@usw.ca © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.* Gap surges after raising annual sales forecast * Intuit drops after forecasting Q2 results below estimates * Small caps touch over one-week high * Indexes up: Dow 0.79%, S&P 500 0.28%, Nasdaq 0.11% (Updates for mid-afternoon trading) By Abigail Summerville and Johann M Cherian Nov 22 (Reuters) - All three stock indexes gained on Friday, headed for weekly gains as investors took comfort from data pointing to robust economic activity in the world's biggest economy. A measure of business activity raced to a 31-month high in November, boosted by hopes for lower interest rates and more business-friendly policies from President-elect Donald Trump's administration next year. The domestically focused small-cap Russell 2000 index outperformed large-cap indexes with a 1.7% rise. The index hit its highest in more than a week and was set for weekly advances of nearly 4%. Meanwhile, Alphabet lost 1.4%, following Thursday's 4% drop, as the U.S. Department of Justice argued to a judge the company was monopolizing online search. AI bellwether Nvidia fell 3.2% on Friday in choppy trading following its quarterly forecast on Wednesday. An index tracking S&P 500 value stocks outperformed with a 0.74% rise as investors rotated out of their growth peers . "I’ve been looking for this leadership change to go from technology to everything else. I think we may be in the midst of that shift. Small caps are acting much better, values are acting better," said Mark Hackett, Chief of Investment Research at Nationwide. At 2:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 344.79 points, or 0.79%, to 44,218.78, the S&P 500 gained 16.51 points, or 0.28%, to 5,965.22 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 20.38 points, or 0.11%, to 18,992.80. The S&P and the Dow reached one-week highs on Friday. The S&P 500 communication services sector led declines with a 0.4% loss. Consumer discretionary stocks boosted the S&P, rising 1.3%. Expectations on the Federal Reserve's policy move in December have recently swayed between a pause and a cut, as investors weigh the likely impact of Trump's plans on price pressures. There is a 59.6% probability the central bank will lower borrowing costs by 25 basis points, as per the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. Geopolitics were top of mind this week as investors monitored a missile exchange between Ukraine and Russia, after Moscow lowered its threshold for a nuclear retaliation. The markets are also awaiting Trump's Treasury Secretary pick. "The fact that we’ve been calm on a nice, steady stair step pattern higher is very encouraging and reflective of the fact that investors aren’t acting with the emotion that they could be given the amount of uncertainties we’ve faced," Hackett said. In company news, Gap Inc jumped 11% after the Old Navy parent raised its annual sales forecast and said the holiday season was off to a "strong start". Intuit lost 5.3% after the TurboTax parent projected second-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Thursday. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 3.19-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and by a 2.43-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 posted 78 new 52-week highs and no new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 156 new highs and 69 new lows. (Reporting by Abigail Summerville in New York; additional reporting by Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio)

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Davina McCall's boyfriend confirms her return to work date following brain surgeryDigital Binoculars Market Forecast to Grow at 5.1% CAGR from 2021 to 2028, Driven by Advancements in Imaging Technology 11-26-2024 09:34 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: Data Bridge Market Research (DBMR) / PR Agency: Data Bridge Market Research (DBMR) The Digital Binoculars Market sector is undergoing significant transformation, with substantial growth and technological advancements expected by 2031. According to a new in-depth market research report, the sector is poised for expansion, driven by various factors such as market size, share, and emerging trends. This comprehensive report provides key insights into the Digital Binoculars market, exploring critical market segmentation and definitions. It highlights the essential components driving growth, offering a clear picture of the industry's trajectory. 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