JFS Brings the Spirit of Shabbat to Seniors

By Laura Rigge

HAKOL Editor

 
Some of the Jewish residents at Country Meadows in Allentown hadn’t been able to partake in Shabbat services for years, and many missed the opportunity to engage with the Jewish community on a spiritual level.

Carol Wilson, senior facilities coordinator at…

Golfers Help Feed the Hungry, Combat Hate

First there were 10 names left, then seven, then five, then two. The grand prize of $5,000 was on the line for the last person standing and Jerry Biel was in the running.

“The whole time I’m thinking, if I do win, I can’t accept the money,” said Biel, who was participating for the s…

Federation Honors Volunteers, Community Leaders at Annual Meeting

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Marketing

It is a tradition at the Jewish Federation that the George Feldman Achievement Award for Young Leadership be presented by the previous year’s recipient.

This year’s presentation was particularly heartfelt, as the torch was passed from …

Allen Students Preserve Holocaust Survivors' Stories

By Laura Rigge
HAKOL Editor

William Allen High School students Adalgeovany Caceres, Luis E. Justo, Hector Nunez and Robert Borowski listened intently as Edward Posner talked about his childhood. As the students took notes and recorded the conversation, Posner described what it was like in t…

Israeli Soldier to Introduce Film at JCC

By Monica Friess

The JCC’s 20th Annual Jewish & Israeli Film Festival concludes on Wednesday, June 3, with “Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front.” Presented in partnership with the Federation’s Community Relations Council, the film is a coming-of-age story which fo…