3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (145+ words) The Jewish Link ASHAR Eighth Graders Speak With Assisted Living Residents About Holocaust Documentary On May 3, ASHAR hosted this year's premiere of Names, Not Numbers: A Movie in the Making. The community viewed this mini-documentary, which highlights the process of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (314+ words) Highland Park High School (HPHS) hosted a special event on Wednesday, April 29, as they welcomed Joel Waldman (class of 1987 and author of "Surviving the Survivor) and his mother, Karmela Waldman. Joel, a world famous reporter, podcaster and author joined Karmela,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (342+ words) SHTTL's opening on-screen text refers to the September 1939 capture of Sokal by the Soviet army, which at that time was allied with Germany. Although the location was prototypical only, I was shocked. The shtetl's residents respond in various ways to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (228+ words) (Courtesy of Rep. Mike Lawler) Congressman Mike Lawler, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (NY-17), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) hosted a virtual reality experience on March 5 presented by Spirit of Triumph,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (539+ words) (Courtesy of Touro University) On Jan. 28, Touro University hosted a special community program, "2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Survivor's Shout," centered on survivor Dorothea Szczesniak. Moderated by Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust,…...