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May 5, 2020

Masks: Senior Adult Club Member Protects Community with Homespun Solution

by Adam Grobman

When Natalie Damrauer started sewing in school during the 8th grade, she knew that she was learning a skill that could come in handy someday. She just didn’t know how important that skill might become.

With the COVID-19 outbreak, many community members, finding themselves…

Apr 24, 2020

Celebrate Israel Independence Day with Mediterranean Dips

by Norman Gras

So you’re stuck at home looking for easy foods to make for dinner or snacking. All you have left in your cabinet are canned products and a few basic products in the refrigerator. With Israel’s Independence Day in mind why not make hummus and other dips?

At the JCC we ski…

Mar 18, 2020

Edward S. Finkelstein HBG Jewish Film Festival Preview - Aulcie

by Julie Sherman

 

In honor of March Madness, here’s a sneak preview of what’s in store at the Edward S. Finkelstein Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival this season (June 4-11):  Aulcie, a documentary chronicling the life and times of Aulcie Perry, one of the six American players who too…

Mar 18, 2020

The Truth Reveals Itself in History: A Book Review

by Alyce Spector

“Why have the Jewish People been transformed into what society hates the most?”  Bari Weiss, a New York Times reporter asks in her recently-published book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism.

Bari dates the sources of Anti-Semitism back to ancient times, when the Egyptians w…

Jan 8, 2020

Jewish Broadcasting Service Pushes for Comcast Carriage

by Adam Grobman

“Imagine,” Mark Golub says, “that the Jewish community is starting out without a serious Jewish television channel and they wanted to create one. One that feels and looks like any other American channel. What would we want to see.”

Hard News related to America and I…