The Jewish community should be proud of disaster response
There have been dozens of accounts of Jewish communities locally, nationally and worldwide rallying to help victims of recent tragedies, both man-made and natural. Tallied together, the need seems overwhelming but the Jewish reaction...
‘Latin Night’ to raise funds for ‘Maria’
Westlake residents Mariely and Brett Luengo will host “Latin Night inside the Sukkah” at 7 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Kantina in Cleveland to raise funds for Chabad of Puerto Rico, to go to Hurricane Maria...
South Florida JCCs hosting breast cancer awareness Pink Days with Sharsheret
South Floridians have opportunities to exercise, get educated and wear pink for a good cause during breast cancer awareness days taking place at local Jewish community centers this month.
Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish...
Mira Hirsch: Directing theater with a conscience
Theater director Mira Hirsch likes to keep busy.
A longtime fixture on the Atlanta theatrical scene, Hirsch founded the Jewish Theatre of the South, whose closure after 13 seasons at the Marcus Jewish Community Center...
JDC provides Rosh Hashanah aid to elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union
Impoverished elderly Jews across the former Soviet Union are expected to receive extra food and traditional holiday fare, including apples and honey, for the Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee...
Northern Palm Beach community provides relief following Irma
The Jewish community in Northern Palm Beach is recovering and providing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
According to Michael Hoffman, president/CEO of the West Palm Beach-based Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, the Federation...
Hurricane relief fund
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Jewish Federation quickly opened an emergency fund to support the Houston community and others devastated by the storm. Then Hurricane Irma hit, leaving a path of destruction...
Avi Ganon takes up position as World ORT Director General and CEO
World ORT’s new Director General and CEO, Avi Ganon has outlined his vision of raising the organisation’s profile to one that matches its past and present impact on the Jewish world.
Addressing staff on his...
Anti-Defamation League provides security conferences for Jewish institutions
Making sure local Jewish institutions are secure is an important priority for the Anti-Defamation League as it recently provided security conferences for them throughout South Florida.
"These security conferences are crucial to ensuring that Jewish...
‘Birthright for Moms’ to lead trips for Spanish-speakers
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project is meeting in Buenos Aires as part of its new focus on Spanish-speakers.
The group is set to announce during the meeting on Monday and Tuesday for 100 Spanish-speaking women from...