Community Review

“Who Will Write Our History” : Combating Hate Then and Now

by Kellie Portman

Chisuk Emuna Congregation is proud to welcome Nancy Spielberg, Producer, and Roberta Grossman, Directo,r for an exclusive screening of their film Who Will Write Our History on Sunday, November 10th at 2 pm.

Nancy Spielberg is blessed with the special talent of bringing to…

Kristallnacht Commemoration To Sound New Voices of Holocaust

by Lillian Rappaport

The 2019 Kristallnacht program will take place on Sunday afternoon, November 3 at 3:00 pm in the Mary Sachs Auditorium of the JCC. 

The program is entitled, “New Voices of the Holocaust: Reflections of the Third Generation. How Do You Cope With Trauma You Didn’t E…

How EITC Has Transformed the Silver Academy

by David Borowsky, Board Member at The Silver Academy

For those of you that haven’t heard the news, Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC for short) has been a game changer for Jewish Harrisburg, particularly The Silver Academy. 

As some of you may know, The Silver A…

Senior Update - October 11, 2019

by Roberta Krieger

On Tuesday, September 10th, we had our business meeting.  Cheryl let us know that in the October Senior Calendar she will inform everyone about some exciting changes we made regarding show sign-ups.  By the time you have this issue of the Community Review, you might hav…

Ed Beck Receives Albert Hursh Leadership Award

by Adam Grobman


When Ed and Esther Beck first moved here from New York City in 1972, they were greeted by none other than longtime United Jewish Community Executive Director, Albert Hursh (z”l).

“Albert came out to meet us, a young couple new to the neighborhood, with a welcome wagon …