JDS graduate responds to COVID-19 needs with $12,000 donation

By Randi Senderowitz
Special to HAKOL

It was August 2014, way back when college was college and students actually learned in a live classroom setting. Marlee Senderowitz was adapting to college life as a freshman engineering student at Georgia Institute of Technology. Coming from Allentown,…

Federation hosts forum of local elected officials confronting inequality

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

On the evening of July 20, the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley hosted a program via Zoom to address the systemic inequality that still exists in government today. Zac Cohen, a member of the CRC and moderator for th…

JFS is still here for you as we move into the new year

By JFS Staff

Throughout the last few months since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley has adapted quickly to continue serving our community safely. We’ve also sought out new ways to meet the new and growing needs of our clients.

Our Community Food Pant…

JDS announces safe reopening plan for the fall

The Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley announced their plans for the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 3. The JDS Safe Reopening Plan establishes a framework that will allow for full time, in-person instruction for all JDS students this coming year. The plan also provides for synchronous, remo…

Community Relations Council: 'DeSean will not deter us'

In response to Philadelphia Eagles player DeSean Jackson's antisemitic comments, the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley released the following statement:

Our Jewish community is saddened, angry and frustrated with the recent statement made by DeSean Ja…