While most of the members of the Jewish community are familiar with the annual request to give to Jewish Federation, what is lesser known is how those dollars go to help sustain and enhance Jewish life at home and around the world.
Hanukkah. Candles aglow. The smell of latkes frying. Bubbe. Every Hanukkah, I would take a Greyhound bus to Atlantic City to light the candles with my Bubbe and Pop.
Last week, along with 27,000 other Jewish Americans, Israeli-Americans and Israelis from around the world, I had an outstanding experience at my second-ever Israeli-American Council (IAC) Conference in Washington, DC.
“I live behind a wall and you bring life to me.” These are words that Berta, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, said to Dr. Helene Lotman when she visited Berta recently in Sofia, Bulgaria.
I am very pleased to share with you Jewish Federation’s commitment to creating connections to bring about positive change.
