KSI Jewish Literature Book Club: Living as a Jew in the Caribbean and Latin America hosts a discussion with author Melva Lowe de Goodin and members of the Panamanian Afro-Caribbean Community. On the evening of May 12, 2016 twenty- five members of the Book Cub and Society of Friends of the West Indian Museum of …
This past Monday, May 9, 2016 Congregation Kol Shearith Israel celebrated its 140th anniversary. The evening’s festivities were remarkable with there being an overflow of members, friends and well wishers from all over the world attending this celebratory event of worship, speeches and singing, The congregation choir under the direction of Cantor Nurit Meresman-Azoulay provided …
In Celebration of Kol Shearith Israel’s 140th Anniversary: Searching for Important Family Trees, Documents, Photos and Artifacts In a previous column I wrote of members and friends of KSI working together in establishing the KSI Jewish Oral History and Archival Projects Given the excitement generated by the upcoming 140th Anniversary of Congregation Kol Shearith Israel …
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A Delightful Evening with Panamanian-American Jewish Author Marlena Maduro Baraf On Tuesday night, March 28, 2016 the KSI Book Club held a fully attended discussion with KSI community daughter Marlena Mauro Baraf at the impressive home of Arthur Tepfer and his gracious wife Michaelle Beauzile. Twenty seven club members, guests and relatives who attended the …
Celebrating Two Special Women…… We are privileged to celebrate two exceptional Panamanian Jewish women in our midst next week! On Monday, March 28, 2016 our Jewish Literature Book Club will be hosting Panama born, KSI daughter and published author Marlena Maduro Baraf who will be our program guest. She will engage us in discussions relating …
As a member of Kol Shearith Israel I have attempted to be involved in program offerings as much as I can in support of the congregation and have witnessed steady growth in activities along with an increase of visitors on Shabbos who seem to be mostly English speaking. Two Shabbats ago we had a group …
For the last two years the Panama Jewish Oral History Project has had articles published in the KSI Annual Boletin, and this report is being written to make more congregants and friends of KSI better informed of the Project’s activities and to give an update of the recent establishment of the it’s work space within …
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KSI Jewish Literature Book Club long distance member Barbara Rabkin, a transplant from Cincinnati, Ohio, living in Boquete, decided that it was time to reach out to Jews living in Chiriqui province for the purpose of seeing if there was intersect in organizing Jewish programs. To this effect she crafted the name JCC (Jewish Community …
English Speakers Activities Column: Welcoming Bechol Lashon: (In Every Tongue) visitors to KSI, Erev Shabbat, March 4, 2016 In my introductory column last week I wrote about this synagogue being the «big tent» in Jewish life here in Panama. As I look at my fellow Jews at services I can proudly say that we are …
Dear KSI Members, KSI is graced with many members from all over the Jewish world in addition to members of our founding families who are fluent in English. This column is being created to inform you of the many activities we are involved in and opportunities for you to be active with us in enriching …
