JDRF Southwest Ohio Chapter will honor the legacy of Cynthia Marver Marmer at its annual Cincinnatian of the Year Gala Saturday, May 12 at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati. Beginning at 6 p.m., the gala will feature a “Night in the City” theme, a live and silent auction, Fund A Cure, dinner and dancing, [ Read More...]

Recently several local Sisterhoods came together for a Pre-Pesach Program featuring Cincinnati’s well-known chef, Zell Schulman. On March 15, Zell shared tips and tidbits with women from Adath Israel, B’nai Tzedek, Beit Chaverim, Northern Hills and Temple Sholom as they tasted her delicious recipes. All the participants enjoyed a night of food and friendship and [ Read More...]

Kindness to animals is an important tenet of Judaism. The SPCA Cincinnati “Fur Ball” on April 28 offers Cincinnati’s Jewish community a very fun opportunity to fulfill this guideline for living. The goal of this 10th annual gala event is to raise money to save, nurture, heal and protect our community’s abandoned, neglected and abused [ Read More...]

Beth and Louis Guttman hosted a campaign meeting and reception for Israel Bonds at their home on March 13. Dr. Matthew Levitt, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, briefed the group on the situation in Israel and the Iranian nuclear threat. More than $2.5 million in Israel bonds investments were announced. [ Read More...]

Twelve extraordinary volunteers will be recognized by United Way of Greater Cincinnati at its annual Leaders & Legends Luncheon in May. The volunteers are being saluted for their countless hours of dedication helping United Way, the community and United Way agency and community partners. “This is a celebration of the passion and commitment that local [ Read More...]

The Arc Southwest Ohio announced that it will cease operating on March 23 after more than 65 years. The Arc Southwest Ohio, a non-profit human rights organization that has been promoting equal opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), was founded in 1947. The organization was one of the first such chapters in [ Read More...]

Three professors emeriti at the University of Cincinnati have just published the first full-length biography of a noted Israeli scientist: “Scientist in The Service of Israel: The Life and Times of Ernst David Bergmann, (1903-75).” Bergmann is widely considered to be the founder of Israel’s nuclear program. In a comment on the book, Israel President [ Read More...]

EGO Health is a nonprofit organization that empowers and celebrates the top 10 percent of online health social media contributors to connect with each other and with healthcare companies. One way of celebrating these Health Activists was by holding their first WEGO Health Activist Awards. Jason Leitman had the honor of being named the Health [ Read More...]

Former Cincinnati resident Bari Levy Rubenstein, the mother of four children ages 6 and younger, recently suffered a major trauma to her spine, which has left her unable to move from the neck down and on a ventilator. Bari, who was born and raised in Cincinnati with her parents and four siblings, was an active [ Read More...]

Local plastic surgeon, Mark Mandell-Brown, MD and director of the Plastic Surgery Experts, has been recently installed as a Board of Trustee for the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. As a trustee, Dr. Mandell-Brown will help oversee the largest organization of cosmetic surgeons with 2,500 members. Dr. Mandell-Brown will serve a two year term and [ Read More...]