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Jul 18, 2022

Review: ‘From Past to Present: A Jewish History Tour of Easton’

By Bayley Carl
Marketing and Engagement Associate
 
Jewish people have been in Northampton County for more than 300 years. Whether or not you knew that, you can likely learn a lot from the new self-guided virtual tour “From Past to Present: A Jewish History Tour of Easton.” 
 
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May 25, 2022

Jewish Federation to honor award winners and leaders

The Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley will honor individuals who exemplify leadership, and elect its new board and officers at its Community Celebration and Annual Meeting on June 9.
 
The event will include an end-of-year Israeli-style picnic catered by Around the Table Catering and…

May 25, 2022

Shalom, not goodbye

By Rabbi Seth Phillips
Congregation Keneseth Israel 
 
Writing a farewell column in the Lehigh Valley after only 10 years feels, well, a tad self-indulgent given the on-going service of double that and more from Rabbi Yaacov Halperin, Rabbi Moshe Re’em, and Cantor Ellen Sussman. Rabbi…

May 25, 2022

Jewish biographer of artist Sol LeWitt to speak at Allentown Art Museum

“Wall Art #793A,” which transformed the Allentown Art Museum’s Trexler Hall with its waves of vibrant color for more than three years, is being removed soon. To celebrate this creation of the groundbreaking conceptual artist Sol LeWitt once more before it’s gone, the museum is hostin…

May 25, 2022

Historical society offers a virtual tour of Jewish Easton

The Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society is offering a new virtual tour of the community. “From Past to Present: A Virtual Tour of Jewish Easton” was launched on May 1 and will be available permanently as a virtual activity through the society’s online platform.   
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