Federation to celebrate award winners at Annual Meeting

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations

The Jewish Federation will honor four pillars of community leadership at its Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 10.
 
The meeting will also feature Federation President Gary Fromer and Executive Director Jeri Zimm…

UGI Energy Services gives $200,000 in scholarships to Pennsylvania schools

UGI Energy Services LLC, the midstream and energy marketing subsidiary of UGI Corporation, announced on April 29 their contribution of $200,000 to support 70 private and parochial schools and scholarship organizations in Pennsylvania. 

The contributions were provided to the schools and sch…

Lehigh Valley leader to join national women’s board

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations
 
After decades of involvement with the Jewish Federation at the local level, Carol Bub Fromer has been invited and will be joining the Jewish Federations of North America’s National Women’s Philanthropy Board…

Women’s Spring Event focuses on finding balance in the age of social media

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

On May 6, Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley welcomed Jessica Abo to its annual Spring Event to talk about her book “Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media.”

President of Women’s Philanthropy Car…

Freestyle mission to Israel in the works for older adults

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations

A few months after moving to Allentown in 2019, Phil and Ruth Michel were inspired by their first JCC film event and were already off to Israel.

It was the first trip there for the semi-retiree, and it “blew a…