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NEWSMAKERS Rabbi Elyssa Cherney of
Temple Judea in Bucks
County is part of
InterfaithFamily’s first
cohort for its Rukin
Rabbinic Fellowship
Program. The program,
directed by another local
Rabbi Robyn Frisch, will
help hone its fellows’
skills working with inter-
faith couples.

Gratz College screened Who Will Write Our History on Jan. 27 in commemoration of
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The program was sponsored by the Anti-
Defamation League Philadelphia, the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center and
the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, in addition to Gratz.

Rabbi Elyssa Cherney
Rabbi Lou Feldstein led a seminar on Creating a Culture of
Philanthropy at Shir Ami. Leaders from the congregation
learned the importance of engaging to help donors perform the
mitzvah of tzedakah.

Randi Boyette of ADL Philadelphia provides welcome remarks.

Rabbi Lou Feldstein
The Israel Innovation Authority and Thomas Jefferson University
recently signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in
the field of technological innovation. This collaboration agree-
ment provides an effective way for Israeli companies to validate
their technologies and enter the U.S. market via the Greater
Philadelphia region.

Sons and Daughters of Holocaust Survivors of Philadelphia members
From left: Mark Tykocinski; Ami Appelbaum, chairman of the board of
the Israel Innovation Authority; and Zvi Grunwald, executive director of
the Jefferson Israel Center
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