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Nov 18, 2016

Muhlenberg Names Hillel House: The Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life

Neighbors, faith and community leaders and Muhlenberg alumni, students, faculty and staff, gathered for a Nov. 13 naming ceremony that recognized a gift to Muhlenberg Hillel made by Lisa and Michael Leffell, parents of two alumni.
The Leffell family's generous gift was pledged in 2008, just …

Oct 28, 2016

Allentown Woman Honors 'Unsung Hero' Parents with Federation Fund

By Michelle Cohen
HAKOL Editor
 
Yeremey and Dora Feldman were honored as “Unsung Heroes” by the Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services in 2001. Recently, their only daughter Lucy Korsky, inspired by their lifetime of “dignity, integrity, kindness and helping people,”…

Oct 21, 2016

Sukkot Celebrations Bring Joy, Camaraderie to Lehigh Valley

By Michelle Cohen​
HAKOL Editor
 
Families around the Lehigh Valley gathered together to celebrate Sukkot at a variety of private and community-wide locations to share meals and companionship.

One such celebration took place at the Jewish Day School on Oct. 19. On a warm evening, stud…

Oct 21, 2016

Feature Film ‘Denial’ Premieres in Lehigh Valley

Before the lights dimmed for the Lehigh Valley premiere of the feature film “Denial” on Oct. 20, Shari Spark wanted to put what the audience was about to see into context.
 
“We are coming to a time when first person stories will no longer be a tool in our toolbox,” Spark, coordin…

Oct 21, 2016

Camp Scholarships Provide Connection to Jewish Life

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Marketing
 
When her parents told her she would be attending Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake in elementary school, Ella*, now 17, remembers being less than thrilled. In fact, she says, she really didn’t want to go.

It’s a perspective that quickl…