Events

In 2000, the Federation launched the Gvanim program in response to the deep sectarian, social, and political divisions in Israel symbolized by the assassination of Prime Minister Yizhak Rabin by a Jewish religious extremist. The...

This year's lineup for the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival includes dramas, comedies, documentaries and thrillers, covering a range of topics from heroism and identity to social justice and acceptance. "Together, they are a fantastic snapshot of...

Dear readers: The news this week has made us sick to our stomachs — massive immigrant detention camps, the Supreme Court’s Muslim Ban and JANUS decisions, Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring from the Supreme Court, and...

The American Sephardi Federation and the Muslim American Leadership Alliance of New York held a special event last week remembering victims of the 1992 Khojaly genocide in Azerbaijan. The ceremony was in memory of the 613...

The 2018 Salute to Jewish Educators awards are to be granted to Jerry Benjamin and Ellie Gettinger, among others. An awards event will be held 3 p.m., Sunday, March 11 at the Harry & Rose...

YIVO’S Shine Online Educational Series: A seat at the table: a journey into Jewish food sponsored by  Edward Blank and Family, The Covenant Foundation, and The Shine Trust This course launches on May 1, 2020. Register at any time. * Free for a...

YAAANA is excited to be offering a 6-week class exploring Yiddish language and culture through literature, music, theater, and film! This Tuesday (Jan. 16th) is Opening Night and will feature a Yiddish music recital, a Yiddish...

The Yiddish theater classic, Mirele Efros, which Haaretz calls “unquestionably the representative play of Yiddish Theater” is now being presented for the first time anywhere in the world in English translation, as The Jewish...

“Kehillah: A History of Jewish Life in Greater Orlando,” which runs through February 20 at the Orange County Regional History Center, is also a family history. Fuchs, who led the community task force that organized...

SAN DIEGO — Hannah Senesh (1921-1944) and (1924-2000) were two of Israel’s most celebrated poets. Their works will be featured in Poets of the Past at the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC on...