Limmud wins prize for Jewish unity
Next Wednesday, Limmud, the international network of Jewish learning communities, will receive the Jerusalem Unity Prize in the global category. It is a great privilege to be recognised for our positive impact in the...
Jewish communities to show solidarity with refugees by holding vigils in commemoration of the...
The debate over the entry of refugees into the U.S. rages on, and for good reason. Just this week, the State Department announced that it will “lift its restriction on the number of refugees...
The moment that changed everything, captured on film
During the 1967 Six-Day War, against all odds, Israel fought for her life on all borders with Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Not only did the fledgling Jewish state survive the onslaught, but it also...
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...