Naomi Schachter bears witness in March of the Living

By Naomi Schachter
Special to Hakol

There are moments when you feel called to show up not because it’s easy but because it matters. This is one of those moments. This April, for Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), I participated with 7,000 others in the International March of the Liv…

Meet the couple behind the Broadway Tribute to the Lehigh Valley

By Gia Jones
Unity in the Community 2.0 Committee Member

Aliette and Dr. Marc Abo have been leaders in the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, known for their decades of service, philanthropy, and hands-on involvement. 

Marc, a medical professional and educator, and his wife Aliette, a former…

HaZikaron event to highlight heroes who fell saving lives

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

This year’s community commemoration of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, will have a special focus: honoring those who lost their lives while saving the lives of others. Israeli singer-songwriter and documentarian Gilad Segev of Project Heroes will visit to …

Coming soon to Lehigh Valley: Judy Gold’s dark, silly, smart, Jewish comedy

By Gia Jones
Unity in the Community 2.0 Committee Member

Judy Gold has never been shy about who she is—or where she comes from. A proud Jewish comedian with a razor-sharp wit, she has spent decades turning family and faith into her brand of fearless comedy. 

Gold has a long list of cred…

Yom HaShoah commemoration to spotlight Torah scrolls that survived Nazis

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor 

The Lehigh Valley’s commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, on Monday, April 13, will feature a unique story of survival—the survival of Torah scrolls in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Lois Roman of the Memorial Scrolls Trust will tell the story o…