By Ted Merwin, Senior Writer, JFNA
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai sat down for a wide-ranging interview last month with JFNA. Shai served as Director General of Federations’ office in Israel and Senior Vice President of UJC before being elected to the Knesset more than …
By Adam Grobman
This fall, ten teens learned firsthand what it was like to have an impact in their community through the Jewish Community Foundation’s Teen Philanthropy Board.
The three-session program gave 7th – 11th graders a hands-on opportunity to get more involved in Jewish Ha…
Civil Rights Fight Continues in Harrisburg
By Mary Klaus
When Michael Sand heard that Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, he cried.
“He was a personal hero of mine,” said Sand. “I was so sad and knew that it would be ten times harder to do the things he had wanted t…
By Terri Travers
There are several truths when it comes to winter. The temperature will be cold, snow will fall, and the young athletes of the JCC will be competing hard and representing the JCC on the basketball court and in the pool. Here's an exciting update on the success and pro…
By Adam Grobman
Harrisburg author Joel Burcat returns to the shelves on February 2 with the third novel in his “Mike Jacobs” series, entitled Strange Fire.
A follow-up to his previous books, Drink To Every Beast and Amid Rage, the novel tells the story of Mike Jacobs, a Jewish, 29-year…
