Rabbi Elana Dellal chosen to lead Cincinnati Hillel

While writing her report for the Jewish Family Service annual meeting, Executive Director Beth Schwartz asked her 6-year-old daughter what she thinks about JFS. “JFS Rocks!” was her daughter’s reply, followed by “because JFS helps people.” “Yes, JFS Rocks. But it doesn’t Roll,” said Beth in her report. “We are a small but mighty agency. [ Read More...]

Nina & Eddie Paul JNF Tree of Life Honorees

P&G, Cinti Children’s and LPK execs speak on JCRC panel

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is collecting the testimonies from non-Jews who witnessed crimes committed against their Jewish neighbors during the Holocaust. Scott Miller, the museum’s director of curatorial affairs, will discuss the importance of gathering these testimonies before the eyewitness generation disappears along with the unique perspective they add to our understanding of [ Read More...]

Cincinnati lawyer Michael W. Hawkins will receive the prestigious Judge Learned Hand Award on Tuesday, June 28 at a dinner held in his honor at the Hilton Netherland Plaza Hall of Mirrors. According to the American Jewish Committee, who is hosting the event, Hawkins will be honored for being a compassionate humanitarian, whose devotion to [ Read More...]

What is AJC doing in China, a nation with very few Jews? James Busis, director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute, recently led an AJC mission to Japan, Korea, and China, where the group spoke with influential government and business officials on behalf of Israel. “Rising China” is his topic at the Annual Meeting of AJC [ Read More...]

The Summit Country Day School’s honors-level World War II and Holocaust History class, taught by Mr. Jeff Stayton, so intrigued Summit junior Sara Kate Wiser, that she wanted to learn more. Mr. Stayton helped arrange for her to begin volunteering at the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education. At the same time, her sister Emily, a [ Read More...]

The best thing about an early morning workout is that you can get it out of the way and enjoy your day. YPs (young professionals, ages 21 – 35) can do just that on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 a.m. at the Mayerson JCC. Breakfast follows an outdoor Boot Camp style workout, and the program [ Read More...]

American Jewish Committee celebrated Passover, the festival of freedom, with hundreds of non-Jews at the 18th annual AJC Community Intergroup Seder on April 14. The lunch-time event, chaired by Andrew Heldman, introduced the Jewish holiday to people of varied religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds, including students from St. Xavier and Moeller High Schools, Mercy Montessori, [ Read More...]