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Lisa Kasser, Owner and Director of Creative Arts Camp, Dies at 69
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (892+ words) Lisa Donna Kasser, the longtime owner and director of Burn Brae Day Camp of Creative Arts, who created a welcoming place where generations of children could explore the arts and find acceptance, died Aug. 14 in Philadelphia. She was 69. For 45 years,…...
Opinion: Family Wants Nonprofit to Stop Using a Holocaust Survivor’s Name
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (699+ words) By Warren H. Cohn Imagine a Philadelphia organization calling itself the Marian Anderson Institute for Concert Hall Exclusion. You wouldn’t need a lawyer to explain the problem. Nobody in this city would. There’d be a statement from her family by lunch,…...
Editorial: The Rebbes Go to Washington
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (378+ words) An extraordinary procession of Hasidic rebbes and Orthodox leaders descended upon the White House last week, some arriving by private jet, for what was billed as an opportunity to exchange Rosh Hashanah greetings with President Donald Trump. And then, naturally,…...
New Mikvah Coming to Northeast Philadelphia
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (660+ words) A new standalone mikvah is coming to Northeast Philadelphia in 2027, according to Rabbi Isaac Leizerowski of Beth Midrash HaRav B’nai Jacob. Leizerowski and other community leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility on Aug. 30. More than 150 people attended....
Palumbo Students Forced Out of District Can Proceed with Lawsuit, Judge Rules
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (273+ words) A federal judge ruled a group of students who were suspended and then left the School District of Philadelphia on their own after entering a school’s Muslim prayer room can proceed with a lawsuit alleging their civil rights were violated....
Hila Rose: Abrams Hebrew Teacher Returns Home
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (399+ words) For Hila Rose, a Hebrew teacher at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, a post-Israel Defense Forces trip to the United States was supposed to be just that — a trip. She ended up meeting her husband and sticking around the U.S.,…...
New Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at the Federation Looks to Listen, Learn and Execute
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (574+ words) Before taking on a role as the chief strategy and impact officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Brian Rothenberg served as senior director of planning and agency relations at the Jewish Federation of Detroit. While the two communities…...
Overbrook Park's Robin Schatz Leads Jewish Philly's Public Affairs
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (788+ words) Robin Schatz leads the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s public affairs at a time when the Jewish community arguably has more issues before local, state and federal governments than ever before. As the Jewish Community Relations Council of the federation’s…...
125 Book Bags and Supplies Donated to Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (134+ words) From left, Bailey Pokres, JFS RSVP coordinator; volunteer Christine Hughes and Nancy Mitnick, JFS volunteer services supervisor, display some of the nearly 125 book bags and supplies donated to Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties by Fox Rothschild Law…...
Camp Kef Campers Go To Sky Fly
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (74+ words) Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Camp Kef Campers Go To Sky Fly Camp Kef campers had a lot of fun at their post-camp trip to Sky Fly. LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for…...