Leatrice Kahr, 90, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 at the Campus of the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg. Her daughter, Sally Jo Bronner, was by her side.
Leatrice (Marcus) Kahr was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 7, 1930. Her parents were Jacob and Sally/Sarah (Aussenberg) Marcus.…
After the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg and JCC closed its building to staff and community members in the early days of the pandemic, there were many questions to be answered.
How could this organization – whose mission is to ensure that the Jewish community of Greater Harrisbur…
By Adam Grobman
Racism. Anti-Semitism. Xenophobia.
These are a few of the plagues recognized at the Freedom Seder, an annual interfaith Passover program that brings together leaders, activists, and participants from across the community to “celebrate a joint vision for freedom from oppre…
By Adam Grobman
Though Janice Apple Malett has not lived in Harrisburg for more than fifty years, she has fond memories of the Jewish community that she grew up in - from the Kosher bakery that her parents Bess and Moe Apple owned with her aunt and uncle Dorothy and Jerry Pollack to spendin…
Originally published 4/23/21
In a letter to Congressional leadership, The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and more than a dozen Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Jewish Congress (AJC), highlighted the need to stand with Asian American and …
