JE Podcast: Rowan Professor Jenny Rich Discusses Holocaust Remembrance
Jenny Rich is the director of the Holocaust and Genocide Education program at Rowan University. She’s also the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors.
Her job is...
Annual ADL Audit Shows Massive Increase in Antisemitism in US and PA
Antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in the United States increased 140% to 8,873 in 2023, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit.
And...
Gratz College Digitizing Elie Wiesel Collection
On his Wikipedia page, Elie Wiesel is described as a writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor. He published 57 books and...
New Hope Synagogue Kehilat HaNahar Hiring Janine Jankovitz as New Rabbi
On July 1, Kehilat HaNahar will welcome a new rabbi, Janine Jankovitz, to its community.
Jankovitz will replace Rabbi Diana Miller, who served the New...
Jared Solomon Wants to Be Pennsylvania’s Attorney General
In the Democratic Primary for Pennsylvania’s attorney general seat, Eugene DePasquale has the most name recognition after serving as the state’s auditor general for...
Lubavitch of Bucks County Opens New Mikvah on State Street in Newtown
“Do I need to take my wedding ring off?” I asked Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein at the Adele Mermelstein Community Mikvah in Newtown.
“Yes,” the rabbi...
JE Podcast: Rabbi Benjamin David Discusses Solidarity Trip to Israel
Rabbi Benjamin David leads Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park. From Feb. 24-March 1, Rabbi David and eight congregants visited Israel on a...
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim Planning to Move from Northeast Philadelphia to Old York Road
In 1966, Congregation Shaare Shamayim of South Philadelphia merged with the Greater Northeast Jewish Congregation. The unified community later changed its name to Congregation...
