Community Review

CEO Letter 12.3.21

By Jenn Ross

Happy Chanukah! This time of year is always exciting, with celebrations, connection with community, and other “small miracles” that bring light to the darkness of winter.

Blue Dove Foundation’s “Eight Nights of Gratitude” campaign calls on us to stop and reflect on m…

“A Good Place to Have a Jewish Life:” Sam Levine Honored with Hursh Award

By Adam Grobman

Though Sam Levine was not born in Harrisburg, he’s become an integral part of it.

“By Harrisburg standards, I’m not native, because I’ve only lived here sixty-five years,” he jokes. “I was born in Hazleton and my family moved here when I was two years old.”

S…

JCC Volunteer of the Year Award – Medical Advisory Team

The Harrisburg JCC leaned heavily on its newly established Medical Advisory Team while reopening various programming and setting safety standards throughout the pandemic. The Team, comprised of Drs. Michael Katzman, Sarah Kawasaki, Bryan Reid, and Brandon Smith, has provided interpretations …

SIDNEY ZALKIND

Sidney J. Zalkind, 99, passed away on September 29, 2021 in his home at the Carlyle Towers in Cliffside, Park, NJ. His last day was spent resting in the company of his three daughters.

Sidney was born July 19, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY to parents, Benjamin and Dora Zalkind. He was the youngest …

DORIS LIPMAN

Doris Lipman, 94, formerly of Harrisburg, PA, died peacefully in Wilmington, NC on September 24, 2021.

Doris was born to the late Meyer and Helen Leibman in Wilkes-Barre, PA. After graduating high school, she worked at the Jewish Community Center where she met the love of her life, Bob Lipm…