Laurie Wax sees bright future for Women’s Philanthropy

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

A solid foundation and strong support help in any leadership position. “The Women’s Philanthropy president probably has the easiest job,” says Laurie Wax, whose tenure as head of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley division is ending soon. “You’re m…

Maimonides Society doctor offers clarity on vaccines

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

“This is a very timely topic, obviously,” Dr. Michael Greenberg told the Maimonides Society audience assembled in the JCC on May 4 for his presentation “A Conversation on Vaccines.” Consider that the anti-vaccine movement has been growing in recent years, an…

Women’s Philanthropy spices it up with Israeli chef

By Charlene Riegger
Director of Marketing

Women’s Philanthropy gathered for their annual Dollar-a-Day event with Yaniv Cohen, the self-described “Spice Detective,” on May 15.

Cohen owns Jaffa, an Israeli restaurant in Miami, and wrote the book “My Spiced Kitchen,” which was made …

300 watch first-run film about post-10/7 world

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

The few hundred people seated in the JCC’s Kline Auditorium on March 31 realized the film they’d come to watch would be difficult to get through. 

“We know each moment will be heart-wrenching,” said Amy Golding, who cochaired the event along with Lauren Ra…

Outgoing Federation president Robby Wax reflects on tenure

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

When Robby Wax took over as president of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley in 2022, he hardly expected the world to turn upside down—again. 

The Jewish community was just beginning to rebound from the anxiety and isolation of Covid, finally gathering in…