By Shari Spark
Holocaust Resource Center Coordinator
Editor’s Note: Donald Burdick, a liberator and war hero who worked closely with the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley's Holocaust Resource Center to share his story and educate teens about the Holocaust, passed away in October at …
By Michelle Cohen
HAKOL Editor
If you drive past the Wilson family’s house during Chanukah, the windows are filled with not one or two, but a plethora of menorahs shining their light through the neighborhood. These would be but a few examples of the family’s collection of approximately …
By Abigail Klein Leichman
ISRAEL21c
Editor’s Note: November was National Diabetes Month in the U.S. and the Jewish Federation’s Maimonides Society will tackle the topic of diabetes care at its Jan. 7 brunch.
While there is not yet a cure for diabetes, many Israeli researchers and …
This report was constructed with materials from JTA.
Puerto Rico’s three synagogues closed for Rosh Hashanah as Hurricane Maria pummeled the island.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 after causing widespread destruction on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. Leaders of the…
By Cindy Sher
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Last year, for a month before Thanksgiving I jotted down one thing for which I was grateful every night before I went to bed.
Here are some of the 30 blessings I recorded:
• A warm bed.
• Airplanes that fly me to visit my family for Thanksgivi…
