This year will be the fourth time Valeska Zighelboim and her husband, Israel, attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, Policy Conference. Hailing originally from Venezuela, the first time she went, “we were not very sure about this wh…
Lvov (or Lviv), a city in western Ukraine, is where the members of my family who never made it to America were last seen before they were killed during the Holocaust. I have never known much about them, but a few years ago my sister did some research to try and…
You know how in America you can tell that the holidays are coming even though they are actually not for a few weeks? Whether it’s pumpkin spice everywhere and Halloween decorations that start way before the fall is actually here, or Christmas decorations tha…
The Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley stands in solidarity with the Jewish community in Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tree of Life Synagogue and the Jewish community of Pittsburgh during this difficult time.
Since the incident took place this morning, we have been c…
Roger de Anfrasio was 9 years old when the Nazis invaded his hometown of Dijon, France, beginning a chain of events that would lead to him becoming a French Resistance spy and young hero. Now 87 years old, he is sharing his story in a documentary and miniserie…
