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Tag: Endangered Species

0 Art Science

Beatriz Chachamovits in Jewish Currents · 14 Aug

"Carcass" is a ceramic installation that focuses on ocean degradation, particularly coral bleaching and plastic pollution, by featuring sculptures of endangered coral species placed on a bed of sand surrounded by ceramic representations of human-made items found in oceans.

0 Culture

Baby hippos look like potatoes — which is why this one is named Latke

Mira Fox in Forward · 23 Feb

A baby pygmy hippo was named Latke at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas to honor Hanukkah, as he was born on the holiday's last night.

0 Holidays

Baby hippos look like potatoes — which is why this one is named Latke

Mira Fox in Forward · 23 Feb

A baby hippo named Latke was born on the last night of Hanukkah in 2021 at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas.

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The Turtle Prisoner

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 27 Aug 2023

The author discusses a case of a man from the charedi community in Bnei Brak or Beitar who was arrested in Madagascar for turtle trafficking.

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The Ark is Open!

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 13 Jul 2023

The Biblical Museum of Natural History has opened the Art of the Ark exhibit, showcasing over 100 artistic representations of Noah's Ark from around the world.

0 Culture Science

The butterfly effect: Why the endangered monarch is a Jewish issue

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 27 Jul 2022

This episode explores the relationship between the endangered monarch butterfly and the Jewish concept of tikkun olam or repairing the world.

0 Culture Jewish Law

Let my shofars go: How the Passover story saved one woman's Judaica from Canadian border control

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 19 Apr 2022

In this episode, Sara Davis recounts her journey of rediscovering her Jewish roots, which included ordering Jewish ritual items from Israel that were detained by Canadian customs.