For 32 years, Esther Melamed has been the secular studies principal at Beth Jacob High School. That’s a lot of students she has seen and guided. Melamed estimates that over the years she has taught 800 to 900 graduates; a perfect background to bolster conversations about the 250th anniversary of the US and the future of America.
By Penny Schwartz Most people spend their later years looking back. Harold Grinspoon has spent his reinventing himself. The billionaire businessman became a philanthropist. The philanthropist discovered Jewish children’s books …
A group of parents has purchased a Jewish school in Rio de Janeiro to keep it open amid declining enrollment, determined to preserve Jewish education in their region. The unusual move has led to a sudden increase in enrollment amid competition from international schools in the city.
During the decades before the cemetery entrance was moved, visitors to Mt. Nebo entered through a park-like promenade called the George Washington Bicentennial Memorial Grove. At the center of the grove of 200 trees was an obelisk monument erected in 1932 by the Ladies Shroud Society of BMH Congregation in commemoration of George Washington’s 200th birthday.
In the story of the American Revolution, names like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson dominate. Behind the scenes, a lesser known figure played a crucial role in the fight for independence: Haym Salomon, a Polish-born Jewish immigrant whose financial acumen and personal sacrifice helped keep the revolutionary cause alive during its most desperate moments.
Here’s a riddle: What do the Ebola virus, a flight attendant, a military flyover, a tourist in Denver and someone in cardiac arrest over the Atlantic have in common? Answer: Aviation medicine. It’s a medical field that very few have heard of, but Dr. Yehezkel Caine has been involved with it for close to 50 years. The British-born doctor, now president of Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Center, was already a qualified physician when he joined Israel’s Air Force, training as a pilot.
Last month, retired Judge Gary Jackson and other collaborators hosted “Cherry Creek 150 and the Untold Story, A Colorado Sesquicentennial Chronicle,” a presentation at The Daniels Fund Bldg. Panelists included Jackson and Gerard Rudofsky, whose family has lived in Cherry Creek North.
From his home in Winston Downs on Denver’s East Side, Jerry Streltzer cycles for practical reasons, like running errands in his part of town, as well as for pure enjoyment as he rides to the farthest reaches of the Denver metro area to explore and take in the scenery.
While Colorado’s lack of snowfall this past winter was devastating for the state’s ski industry, it will be challenging for Colorado homeowners and groundskeepers who cherish their green lawns and gardens.
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 was Shelly Shem Tov’s 51st birthday. It was a perfect day. “We woke up in the morning and went to Jerusalem. We ate and drank and laughed, and I was very grateful. On the way home, I looked at the sky and said, ‘Thank you, G-d. I have everything I need.” That “everything” meant Mikey, her husband of 30 years; daughter Danna, 27; and sons Amit, 24, and Omer, almost 21. They live together in the upscale city of Herzliya on Israel’s Mediterranean coast.
It is somewhat surprising that Hila Novat has become a leading figure in the pro-Zionist scene at CSU in Fort Collins. She is Israeli-American and has served in the IDF. But after Oct. 7, 2023, she laid low, trying to protect her mental health. It was her first year on a new campus, in a new state. But two things started weighing on her. First, the mis- and disinformation campaigns on campus. “A loud minority was becoming the majority of people hating us for things that aren’t true,” she says.
For one soldier identified for security reasons as O, the dream began years ago while watching Israel’s Independence Day ceremony from abroad, where her diplomat parents were posted. “I always watched the ceremony even when I lived abroad,” said O, who now serves in the IDF’s Behavioral Sciences Unit. “I would sit with my grandparents. It was their favorite part of the year.”