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May 27, 2020

JCC's Flagpole Series Invites Camp Family to Rally of Song and Solidarity

Families across the continent can sing, dance, and celebrate the magic of summer camp with JCC Camps of North America’s Flagpole, a community-wide rally of solidarity and song launched with funding from The Staenberg Family Foundation

The four-week series began on May 13 and 20, and conti…

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus and Racism

By Yael Goldman

The Coronavirus is spreading, and so is racism.

In Martin Luther King’s, “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” he talks about racism and nonviolent ways to handle racism. Although King hoped the world would change its violent ways, it did not. On February 24th, 2020, in cent…

May 27, 2020

Brought Together by Cooking

By Sophia Shienvold

Cooking has always been a huge part of my family’s life. Between my great-grandma, grandma, and mom, my family has tons of different ways to make the staples of Jewish culture. My great-grandmother passed away when I was young, so I didn’t get much time in the kitche…

May 27, 2020

Limited Kosher Meals on Wheels Available to JCC Senior Adult Club Members

Members of the Harrisburg JCC and Senior Adult Club aged 60 or over and residing in Dauphin County are now eligible to receive two meals weekly, delivered on Wednesdays, through Jewish Family Service’s Finkelstein-Cohen Kosher Meals on Wheels program.

Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging m…

May 14, 2020

Norma Jablon

NORMA JABLON

Norma Jablon, age 93, passed away April 9 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. She died peacefully without illness having lived a long and fulfilled glorious life.

Norma grew up in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, daughter of Paul and Rose Perlis, where she received a Bachelor’s de…