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Apr 4, 2023

Ross Born talks Just Born at 100, his late dad, their legacy

By Carl Zebrowski

Editor of Hakol

Back when Ross Born’s father-in-law was in the hospital for a heart valve replacement, Ross and his wife, Wendy, traveled to Chicago to visit him.

At the check-in desk, a staffer greeted them. They gave their name. She looked at Ross. “Are you the Pee…

Apr 4, 2023

Doctors advise Maimonides peers how to beat burnout

By Carl Zebrowski

Editor of Hakol

If you work in healthcare, there’s a better chance than not that you’re experiencing burnout. That was the framing message of the March 19 presentation by Drs. Chelsea Busch, Kristine Schultz and Lynn Wilson to the Jewish Federation’s Maimonides Soci…

Mar 2, 2023

Community to celebrate Purim with Super FunDay and carnival

March 5 is a big day at the JCC for the Lehigh Valley Jewish Community. The Jewish Federation is holding its Super FunDay fundraising event, the Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy is organizing the Holocaust Resource Center, PJ Library is celebrating Purim and the JCC is throwing its annu…

Mar 2, 2023

The Federation Main Event: Jewish comedian Modi to take the JCC stage

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor
 
Modi has done his standup routine on the Big Three TV networks, HBO and Comedy Central and across the United States and the globe. But the comedian the New York Times called “the next Jackie Mason” still likes playing to Jewish audiences. 
 
“I’m so…

Mar 2, 2023

Antisemitism expert to speak at Women's Philanthropy Spring Event

Antisemitism expert Stephanie Hausner will speak at the Women’s Philanthropy Dollar-a-Day Spring Event at Temple Beth El on March 30.
 
Chief operating officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Hausner will talk to the Jewish Federation of the Lehig…