Steve Benson on Tovah Feldshuh in Golda's Balcony
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Rising Voices 2015-2016 fellow Gabi Cantor leaving for an NCSY trip to IsraelIf I had to describe the State of Colorado and the City of Denver in one word, I would choose “unique.” Unique because we...
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2015-2016 Rising Voices Fellow Abby Richmond with her grandmother, Brenda.Many people view grandmothers as sweet, docile old ladies, whose sole purposes are to bake cookies and knit sweaters for their...
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2015-2016 Rising Voices Fellow Ariela Basson with her grandmother. When I think of a strong Jewish woman in my life, my grandmother, Lorraine Basson, immediately comes to mind. I admire my grandmother...
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2015-2016 Rising Voices Fellow Gabi Cantor dancing with her grandmother, Gloria Fischel.Sometimes a single event can define who a person is. For my grandmother Gloria Fischel, that event happened early...
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Henrietta Szold on Saying Kaddish12A Five Lira note issued by the Bank of Israel between 1976 and 1984, which depicts Henrietta Szold in front of the Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus.Courtesy of the...
View Article2016-2017 Rising Voices Fellow Eden Olsberg in Tsfat (Cropped)
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2016-2017 Rising Voices Fellow Eden Olsberg drinking pomegranate juice in TsfatNot many high school students are able to say that they had a spiritual junior year—usually that year is described with a...
View Article2016-2017 Rising Voices Fellow Eden Olsberg in Tsfat (Cropped)
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View ArticleTovah Feldshuh stars in "Golda's Balcony"
Promotional poster for Golda's Balcony, written by William Gibson and published in 2003.October 15, 2003This Week in History: On October 15, 2003, Tovah Feldshuh premiered in Golda's Balcony, a...
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Myra Kraft.Courtesy of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston. Myra Kraft, a Massachusetts giant has left us… Innumerable lives have been lifted thanks to her generosity, to her passion of caring,...
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Campaign image from "True BU" slate of candidates. Marwa Sayed was the first Hijabi I ever met. I was a freshman in high school and she was a junior. A force to be reckoned with, she terrified me. She...
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Rising Voices 2015-2016 fellow Gabi Cantor leaving for an NCSY trip to IsraelIf I had to describe the State of Colorado and the City of Denver in one word, I would choose “unique.” Unique because we...
View ArticleNot Your Average Grandma
2015-2016 Rising Voices Fellow Abby Richmond with her grandmother, Brenda.Many people view grandmothers as sweet, docile old ladies, whose sole purposes are to bake cookies and knit sweaters for their...
View ArticleWhere in the World is Lorraine Basson?
2015-2016 Rising Voices Fellow Ariela Basson with her grandmother. When I think of a strong Jewish woman in my life, my grandmother, Lorraine Basson, immediately comes to mind. I admire my grandmother...
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