Bernard Brachya Cohen, a Psychologist and Writer, Dies at 93
Bernard Brachya Cohen of Center City was known for sharp and quiet cleverness. The retired clinical psychologist, professor and writer was a legend for...
Community Briefs: Jewish Judge Assumes Lead of Local Bar Association and More
Solomonov Makes JTA List of ‘The Jews Who Defined the 2010s’
What does Philadelphia restaurateur Michael Solomonov have in common with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Jewish Federation CEO Naomi Adler Resigns
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia President and CEO Naomi Adler has resigned, effective Feb. 1.
Adler has served in the position since 2014 and was...
That Special Look Boutique Owner Figures Out the Good Life
Carole Ginsburg, 62, has figured out the good life.
Early this year, she closed That Special Look, a women’s boutique on Montgomery Avenue in Bala...
‘We’re Not Standing Silent’: Philadelphians Join March Against Anti-Semitism
The spirit of tikkun olam was awake early Jan. 5, even if those carrying it were still half-asleep.
Three buses left the Philadelphia area around...
Philly Faces: Jared Fenton Wants to Facilitate Honest Conversations
Jared Fenton, 24, is the type of person who, unprompted, praises his parents at length for the example that they set for him when...
City Council Approves Amendment to Expand Center City’s Eruv South
Fourteen years after City Council approved an ordinance permitting the construction of an eruv in Center City, the legislative body on Dec. 12 approved...
Dennis Wilen Reflects on His Career in Rock ‘n’ Roll
Jon Takiff swears this story about Dennis Wilen is true.
Takiff had just started as a writer for the Daily News in 1972, but Wilen,...
Congressional Gold Medal Winner Max Gordon Dies at 95
Max Gordon of Northeast Philadelphia, who served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and was, in February 2019, awarded the...
Berta Schwartz, Longtime Jewish Educator, Dies in Bus Crash at 71
Berta Schwartz, a longtime Jewish educator at both Perelman Jewish Day School and Adath Jeshurun’s Hebrew school, was among four killed in a bus...