PAs Help Provide Care to Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Robert and Beth Weiss at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival
Like many of the thousands of people around him, Robert Weiss, PA-C, thought the popping sound he heard was firecrackers. It was October 1,...
Jewish Federation honors retiring U.S. representative at Miami event
More than 1,000 people recently attended Greater Miami Jewish Federation's The Main Event.
At the recent annual event in Miami, the Federation honored U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Miami) with its 2018 Friend of Israel Humanitarian Award. The...
Jewish prisoner Miriam Rosenthal gave birth in a Nazi camp
Miriam Rosenthal, who ran a store that was for decades a fixture of Toronto's Jewish community, was also one of the few women who gave birth in a Nazi concentration camp and survived with...
With theme of ‘Together We Will,’ BBYO convention sounds prescient note on teen action
Mike Signer, who served as the mayor of Charlottesville, Va., during the rally and protests last August that brought white supremacists to the forefront of international attention, recalled that he was about 8 or...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Population On The Rise, Study Says
The first comprehensive study of Pittsburgh's Jewish community in 16 years indicates the city's Jewish population has increased and is more residentially diverse than it was in 2002.
The Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh analysis also...
New report highlights Bay Area’s dynamic Jewish population
When Ariella Jessel and Emily Geagan discovered Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland about three years ago, the synagogue warmly welcomed the Lesbian couple and their young children.
"That was probably one of the factors to...
Holocaust heroine tells true tale of defying Nazis, saving thousands
A French national who spied on the Nazis will tell her tale of bravery and risk at the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral's annual dinner next week.
Now 97, Marthe Cohn, is a devoutly...
17th Annual Jewish Film Festival Raises Awareness of Identity, Culture
With a strong message of promoting “Jewish values and diversity through the medium of film,” the Barshop Jewish Community Center in San Antonio will “raise community awareness of Jewish identity, history and culture” with...
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to School Shooting in South Florida
In response to yesterday’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left at least 17 people dead and many more injured, Reform Jewish leaders issued the following statements:
Rabbi Jonah Dov...
Atlanta Jewish Music Festival features Cohn, others
One of Atlanta’s premier international musical events, the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, returns for its ninth year with a diverse musical lineup curated to please audiences of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations, including Jews...