Sharon Temkin Portnoy has joined the Forward Association, publisher of the Forward newspaper, as Director of Development. Portnoy joins the Forward from Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. During her tenure with Hadassah,…
Read more Ben-Gurion University researcher Alberto Bilenca, Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Dr. Bilenca has developed a fast, low-cost device to accurately diagnose malaria in the field without having to draw…
Read moreToday’s eJewish Philanthropy features an article by Susan Weidman Schneider, one of Lilith Magazines founders, on the concept on Salons. She writes…Salons, popular among intellectually curious and avant-garde Jewish women from the eighteenth century onward,…
Read moreIn an article entitled “A century after one of N.Y.’s worst fires, we still struggle with how to bury the poor” the New York Daily News mark’s the 100th anniversary of the infamous Triangle Shirt…
Read moreVia: Dan Elbaum, AJC regional Director, Chicago, IL. “Please take a moment to watch this video about AJC’s Project Interchange and the important work we do to bring decision makers from around the world…
Read moreWho knew? In 1968 Dali produced a limited edition set of 25 colored lithographs to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. The title piece of the suite, reproduced…
Read moreHere’s some rather unpleasant news. Ace reporter Jane Eisner of The Forward finds that women continue to lag behind men in both representation and compensation in Jewish communal organizations. The Forward’s second annual survey of…
Read moreThe Forward, America’s most influential Jewish weekly newspaper and website, has appointed Barry S. Surman associate publisher. In his position, Surman will be responsible for growing both the print and digital revenues of the Forward…
Read moreBeing Jewish on College campuses isn’t just about getting a degree. As they head back to campus for another year of hitting the books, this years class of Jewish college students face the monumental…
Read moreWhat: The Global Day of Jewish Learning When: 11.7.10 About: “On November 7, 2010, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz will complete his monumental translation and commentary on the Talmud. His mission has been to give Jewish…
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