The JDC Board has approved the appointment of Ariel Zwang as the organization's new CEO. She is the first woman to hold this position in JDC's history. Ariel comes to JDC from Safe Horizon, one of America’s leading social service agencies, where she has been CEO for the past12 y … [Read more...] about JDC Names New CEO
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Always Starting Again: Simchat Torah and Our Jewish Journey
By Alex Weisler I’ve got a soft spot for Simchat Torah, the holiday when Jews around the world celebrate having completed the reading of the Torah by starting again from the beginning without skipping a beat. I’ve always been struck by this quirk of the celebration. There is … [Read more...] about Always Starting Again: Simchat Torah and Our Jewish Journey
“Mi Samcha?” The Dialectic of Authority in North Africa
[Published to coincide with the 6th Yahrzeit of Ralph I. Goldman] By Seymour Epstein Ed.D. The title of this essay is based on a remark I heard several times at various staff meetings from Ralph Goldman z'l, senior statesman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution … [Read more...] about “Mi Samcha?” The Dialectic of Authority in North Africa
PJ Library Expands to Six New Countries and Two New Languages
PJ Library has expanded to six new countries and two new languages. Programs in Brazil, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are shipping children’s books to thousands of families for the first time, and new programs are launching in Ireland and Estonia. The expansion of the p … [Read more...] about PJ Library Expands to Six New Countries and Two New Languages
Help and Hope for COVID’s Jewish New Poor
Life forever changed for Avraam Calderon - whose name has been changed for privacy - when coronavirus hit Athens. Due to COVID-19, the city’s theaters closed, leaving Calderon - a stage actor in the Greek capital alongside his wife - unemployed indefinitely and unsure how he’d aff … [Read more...] about Help and Hope for COVID’s Jewish New Poor
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