admin | August 7, 2021
During her 13 years as a lay leader in the Jewish community, Paula Pretlow couldnt help but notice the obvious: When decisions were being made, she usually was the only Jew of color in the room. As a retired executive of an investment management firm, Pretlow was a catch for Jewish organizations.
admin | July 13, 2021
Jewish teens who were denied the opportunity to go on Israel tour this summer have instead travelled the length and breadth of the UK. BBYO UK arranged its Trek UK amid continued travel restrictions due to coronavirus, with 16-year-olds touring Britains natural and cultural sites as an alternative.
admin | July 13, 2021
Dear Tom, I will be endorsing you for election in 2022 to the US House of Representatives in New Jerseys 7th Congressional District, just as I did in 2020, against the incumbent Democratic Congressman, Tom Malinowski.
admin | July 13, 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, theyre still being called the 2020 Olympics, even though theyre happening in 2021. The Jewish athletes competing this year andthere are many are the products of inspiring journeys.
admin | June 27, 2021
Honors & Awards Rabbi Camille Angel, the rabbi-in-residence at the University of San Francisco, has received the Excellence in Advising award from Student Leadership and Engagement, an umbrella organization for student groups at USF. The award recognizes her work with QMmunity, a student organization that actively affirms the LGBTQ+ community and religious and spiritual identities at USF, according to a community email from USFs Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice. Among the 26 teens chosen for the 35th annual prestigious Bronfman Fellowship are three from Northern California
admin | June 23, 2021
A billboard by Stop DiscriminAsian (@stopdiscriminasian) in Los Angeles, CA. Its an age-old question.
admin | June 7, 2021
TORONTO -- A Jewish-owned Kensington Market business is speaking out after it was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti referencing the Holocaust in an attack that was recorded on the stores surveillance cameras. Toronto Police have started an investigation into the attack, which occurred earlier this month, amid a marked rise in anti-Jewish attacks apparently driven by the pandemic and conflict in the Middle East echoing through Canadian streets
admin | May 23, 2021
Perhaps it's fitting that May is Jewish American Heritage Month. After all, despite our success in America and the richness and beauty of our faith and culture, there may be no more consistent part of our heritage as Jews than to be violently attacked, viciously demeaned, and utterly disregarded as we cry out for support. In that respect, some of our fellow Americans have been doing an excellent job marking the month
admin | May 23, 2021
CHERRY HILL, NJ Cherry Hill Mayor Susan Shin Angulo is shining a spotlight on the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey as part of Jewish American Heritage Month in May. "The Jewish Federation has been a pillar in our community for more than 70 years, and provides a wide array of often vital services to seniors, families, individuals with special needs and many others," Shin Angulo said in a message to the community. "Our goal as the Federation is to bring the Jewish community together, promote Jewish life and learning, and connect to our culture and heritage to strengthen that bond," the Federation says on its website
admin | May 23, 2021
Friday in Passaic Jewish people partake in the burning of the chametz, a pre-Passover tradition. Last year the event was called off due to COVID-19
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