Community News

'Antisemitism is an existential threat': U.S. Rep. Susan Wild

By Carl Zebrowski

Editor of Hakol

The Summit to Combat Antisemitism on March 12 started with a joke.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild told the audience at the region’s first-ever antisemitism summit that while she was getting ready for the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley and Anti-Defamation …

6 things you can do to combat antisemitism

By Carl Zebrowski

Editor of Hakol

Panelists at the Summit for Antisemitism did more than update the crowd on the current state of antisemitism and what’s being done to address the problem. Their coverage of the day’s topics can be pared down to a to-do list for the defense. Here are so…

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…

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…

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…