Remembering the Holocaust Starts with Our Own Family Histories

By Stephanie Smartschan
Director of Marketing

Harvey Hakim always knew that his father survived the Holocaust and that his mother was born in the last months of the war, but he never knew what happened to the rest of his family in Greece.

“Many of our family lived in northern Greece, it�…

Brith Sholom Partners with Local Farm to Provide Produce to Those in Need

By Stephanie Smartschan
Director of Marketing

Just down the street from Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem sits Monocacy Manor, property of the School Sisters of St. Francis. The sisters acquired the land in 1947 – originally 124 acres – and after easements and selling a chunk to a …

Tree of Life Representing Kristallnacht to be on Display at Mayfair

By Sara Vigneri

Sal Villano, a sculptor based in Coplay, has a fascination with trees. "Even as a small child, I always loved to observe and draw trees," says Villano. "When I was in grade school and my art teacher would say 'draw whatever you like,’ I always chose a tree."

Since then, h…

Israeli Students Join JDS for Global Model Seder

By Sara Vigneri

The multi-purpose room at the Jewish Day School was crisp and clean and smelled faintly of paint, with a large U-shaped table set with white tablecloths and flowers. As the middle schoolers filed in that Tuesday morning wearing T-shirts of their own design, teachers Dana and…

For local ephemera dealer, 'throwaway' items hold reams of history

By Susan Warshaw Berman

I am an ephemera dealer and collector specializing in art deco graphics. The definition of ephemera, is “something that is not made to last,” like brochures, advertising and trade cards.

However, ephemera dealers, like me, do the opposite. We collect and keep th…