Bergen county high school of Jewish studies graduates 2017 class
The Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies (BCHSJS) recently held its annual graduation at Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes. This year’s 12 graduates are Jessica Baer, Camryn Bolkin, Steven Grossman,...
Hadassah honors 21 students for academics, activities
Hadassah Greater Atlanta recognized the recipients of the Marian F. Perling Hadassah Chesed (lovingkindness) Student Awards on Sunday afternoon, May 7, at Temple Emanu-El.
The awards recognize students in Jewish day schools and synagogue schools...
Remembering Don Peretz, Jewish scholar of Palestinian refugees (1922-2017)
Dr. Don Peretz, a leading scholar of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian refugees at SUNY-Binghamton and a Jewish peace activist, died on April 29, 2017 in Mitchellville, Md. He was 94.
Long before the Israeli...
JCRC tour illuminates issues on U.S.-Mexico border
wenty-seven people joined the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona for a tour of Arizona’s border with Mexico on May 3. The day included a visit to the site...
Tucson teens, local survivor join defiant ‘March of the Living’
t takes a special kind of courage to revisit your worst memories. When Holocaust survivor Pawel Lichter of Tucson accompanied a group of Jewish teens on the 29th annual March of the Living, April...
My experience as a FILL fellow
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles offers an internal leadership opportunity for young Federation professionals. FILL — Federation Innovation Leadership Lab — is a yearlong program that builds professional development and strengthens leadership...
JCC athletes awarded for skills, sportsmanship and unity
More than 600 athletes participating in many sport teams were honored with certificates of merit and trophies at many ceremonies throughout the month of May at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North...
Special needs students recognized for completing Giborim U program
75 special needs adults and children were honored with awards for completing the Giborim U 12-week program of courses on May 21 at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie.
"This is a very...
Julian I. Edison, former shoe executive, philanthropist, dies at 87
Julian I. Edison, former chairman of Edison Brothers Stores Inc. and a generous supporter of nonprofit organizations in the Jewish and general communities, died Monday, May 8, of a stroke. He was 87.
Mr. Edison...
Celebrating jewish american heritage month in May
Lupus. Hepatitis. Malaria. Childhood leukemia. These are just a few of the many diseases for which Gertrude Elion developed life-saving drugs. While her name is on 45 drug patents, there are many who are...