Federation launches incident reporting system to fight antisemitism

By Aaron Gorodzinsky
JFLV Director of Campaign and Security Planning

Over the past year, and especially during the last conflict in Gaza, our country experienced an unprecedented rise of antisemitic incidents, both in social media and in person. The reason why we know of the sharp increase …

LIFE & LEGACY celebrates successful Year 4

The 10 organizations participating in the LIFE & LEGACY program have now concluded their fourth and final year. LIFE & LEGACY, which is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, has the goal of generating legacy gifts in the Lehigh Valley Jewish community. Although the pandemic continued…

Jewish youth experience Shalshelet gets a new name this fall

Jewish tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-graders from around the Lehigh Valley have been gathering together with Temple Beth El’s Shalshelet youth group for years for fun and fellowship. Now, the concept is getting a makeover, as TBE and the Jewish Federation team up to offer teens a new, enga…

Federation welcomes new director of community development

Last month, Amy Zylberman joined the Federation staff team as the new director of community development. She will be responsible for assisting with the Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, Women's Philanthropy and other affinity groups.

Zylberman served most recently as the acting director of …

JFS to offer up laughs at annual fundraiser

Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley is holding its annual fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. via Zoom. As well as celebrating the work of JFS, this special event is meant to provide comedy and highlight the importance of laughter on our mental health.

The virtual comedy hour wil…