Community Review

Open Your Heart and Home During National Adoption Month

By Kim Kupfer

My name is Jack, and I am nine-years old. I used to live with my birth mother, but she was unable to take care of me. I moved in with my birth father in 2019, and it was difficult for me to adjust. You see, I used to live in another state, and did not always feel safe. In firs…

Religious School’s Hybrid Model Reimagines Hebrew Learning

By Adam Grobman

Necessity is the mother of invention.

As many have found throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to social distance and limit contacts has sparked creative solutions for accomplishing everyday tasks and activities.

Temple Ohev Sholom Religious School shifted to an onlin…

Introducing New ELC Director Jodi Meloy

By Adam Grobman

Jodi Meloy’s career in childcare began by happenstance – way back when she was selecting electives in her senior year of high school.

“I didn’t want to take a fourth year of French,” she laughs. “So I took a Child Development course instead.”

As part of the c…

Harrisburg Native To Be Featured Artist on National PBS Program

By Judith Geduldig

Harrisburg native Harriete Estel Berman, daughter of Phyllis and Leonard Berman, will be featured on a special nationwide PBS broadcast premiering December 10 (check local listings for exact airtimes) with video streaming now available online and on the PBS Video App.

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LOUISE REICH

Harrisburg – Louise Karen (West) Reich, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Brookdale. She was the wife of Jay Leonard “Lenny” Reich, to whom she was married to for 45 years.

Born on February 28, 1944 in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian…