The Most Famous Jewish Philanthropist You Never Heard Of
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 1/14/2021 to
Jewish Values
Does the name Judah Touro sound familiar? If your answer is
no, you are in good company. Judah Touro was the greatest Jewish-American
philanthropist of the 1800s, having donated huge sums of money to hospitals,
orphanages, schools, churches and
Putting Down Roots on Tu B'Shevat
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 1/7/2021 to
“Putting down roots” can mean one of two things, depending
on whether you are a plant or a person: to take nourishment from the soil
through roots, or to settle down in a particular place...
Yiddish: Not just a once-upon-a-time language
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 12/22/2020 to
For the children and grandchildren of Central and Eastern European
Jews, Yiddish is the once-upon-a-time language of the ancestors that gives
expression to centuries of culture and history.
Life for Jews in Central and Eastern Europe
What Will Your Soundtrack Be This Winter?
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 12/17/2020 to
A musician can play a song from memory,
but they likely could not recite the notes of the same song. When a musician
knows a song by heart the body and breath remember instinctively what to
do.
Today we know that
A Victory is That Much Sweeter When it Belongs to The Underdog
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 12/1/2020 to
Hanukkah is the fun Jewish holiday. Most of us associate
Hanukkah with deep-fried foods like potato latkes and sufganiyot, parties with
friends and family, playing dreidel and opening gifts. These are traditions
whose origins, interestingly,
An Iron Lady from Humble Origins: A Lesson in Courage
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 11/20/2020 to
In 1898 Goldie Mabovitch was born in Kiev, Ukraine. One of Goldie’s
first childhood memories was watching her father board up their home in fear
that a pogrom would soon be on their doorstep. It is hard to imagine such an
experience through the
Behind the Scenes: Beni's War
Posted by on 11/10/2020 to
Israel
Tammar Stein is back with the sequel to The Six-Day Hero, Beni's War . This novel follows the journey of Beni, as he learns friendship, bravery, and trust all the while the Yom Kippur War has begun. We interviewed Tammar Stein and went behind the scenes to find out the inspiration behind the novel, personal story attachments, and other interesting facts about this Kirkus Starred Review novel.
#OneKindAct: Rosie Saves the World - Who Are You For?
Posted by Anna Burnstein Gilette on 11/5/2020 to
Jewish Values
The
Jewish concept of tikkun olam means “to repair the world.” Not only are there
many struggles, there are numerous ways a person can help each one. That is a massive
undertaking. Where does one even begin? War, oppression, climate