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 Steven Schauder, Executive Director, Jewish Family Service
I want to share a story with you---three weeks ago, we received an email to our general email mailbox from a community member asking for our help.
He had spent more than thirty years working for the US government, with nume…
By Jenn Ross
January was a very troubling month for the Jewish community.
From the horrifying hostage situation during a Bar Mitzvah/Shabbat service in Colleyville, Texas, to the atrocious speech on MLK Day (and follow-up statement) by Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, a leader in the Pr…
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…
Janice (Kerman) Spieler of Berlin, Maryland, passed away in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 11, 2022, after a long illness.
Janice was born on February 10, 1936, in New York City. A graduate of the Boston University School of Education, Janice taught elementary school in Connecticut, and for…
