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Renters at the Lofts at 509 Vine have been told that their leases will not be renewed when they expire so that they can be booked by short-term visitors through hospitality brand Stay Alfred.

Last month, Hadas Fruchter opened the doors of a Modern Orthodox synagogue that she named the South Philadelphia Shtiebel — Yiddish for a small, homey house of worship.

The answer lies in the history of the zip code and its predecessor, the postal zone.

Increasingly, Jewish groups in Philadelphia and across the country have been advocating for undocumented immigrants, and protesting the Trump administration's treatment of them. They say they are motivated by a combination of Jewish text and history.

HACE, the the Energy Coordinating Agency, and Philadelphia Youth Basketball are top winners of grants from the Philadelphia Foundation.

About 40 pint-sized protesters called out the Trump administration for its treatment of migrant families at the southwest border.

The 26 teens, celebrating at a communal bar and bat mitzvah party in a Philadelphia suburb, said that highlights of their summer trip to the U.S. included Hersheypark and meeting American campers.

This summer, the Wildwoods’ iconic boardwalk tram celebrates its 70th anniversary. Its neighbor, the Morey’s Piers amusement park, marks a more modest half-century.

The “Lights for Liberty” demonstrations were to take place in all 50 states and 13 foreign countries, including Australia, Germany, Israel, and Japan, organizers said.

Ash NYC Inc., which has redeveloped historic buildings into housing and hotels across the country, had been negotiating to lease a historic five-story structure and neighboring lot on Vine Street.