Jean Rene Gastfriend passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 24, 2021 at her home in Montvale, NJ. Jean was the beloved daughter of Edward and Marilyn Gastfriend of Delray Beach, FL. She is lovingly remembered by her brother David Gastfriend and his wife Jody Gastfriend of Wareha…
Ellen Elizabeth Cramer of Harrisburg, died suddenly at home on Friday, August 27, 2021.
She was born June 13, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late John and Elizabeth McGrath. Ellen graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, with a degree in dance and theatre, and later accom…
Throughout the pandemic, Pennsylvania’s child care providers have not only had to navigate how to keep children and staff safe within their doors, but how to keep their doors open altogether in the face of budget and staffing shortfalls.
In a press conference held at the Harrisburg JCC la…
By Rabbi Sam Yolen, Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon)
Last September I turned thirty in quarantine. It was the birthday I had been preparing for since I had moved out to south central Pennsylvania, the birthday that I had hoped would finally transform me into the mature adult I had set out…
By Adam Grobman
In tribute to the waterfowl found along the Susquehanna River, the swim team nesting in the Harrisburg JCC is now known as the Harrisburg Herons.
Formerly known as the Sharks, the swim team welcomes grade school kids K-12 to learn, develop, and compete under the JCC banner.…
