C OMMUNITY
NE WSMAKERS
Bucks County Kehillah hosted a panel conversation on Feb. 10
titled “Combating Bias ... Creating Allyship in Bucks County:
Th e Connections Between Racism and Anti-Semitism.” Robin
Burstein, senior associate regional director of the Anti-Defamation
League’s Philadelphia offi ce, Karen Downer, president of NAACP
Bucks County, and Danny Th omas, executive director of Th e
Peace Center, were the featured speakers. Rabbi Aaron Gaber of
Congregation Brothers of Israel moderated.

Th rough Golden Slipper Gems, about 75 people attended “A Visit to Jewish Rome” on Feb. 14
with tour guide Micaela Pavoncello. Pavoncello, who is an art historian, spoke about Jews of
Rome. Photos by Moriah SimonHazani
Danny Thomas, executive director of The Peace Center
Robin Burstein, senior associate regional director of the Anti-Defamation
League’s Philadelphia offi ce
Screenshots by Jesse Bernstein
Th e National Museum of American Jewish History
screened the documentary “Flory’s Flame” on Feb. 10.

Th e movie tells the story of Flory Jagoda, known as “Th e
Keeper of the Flame” and “La Nona” (Th e Grandmother),
an important preservationist of Sephardic cultural history,
especially music. Following the screening, her friends,
family and colleagues hosted a talkback celebrating
Jagoda, who died on Jan. 29.

Clockwise, from top left: Lori Jagoda-Lowell (Jagoda’s daughter),
Betty Murphy (Jagoda’s daughter), Susan Gaeta (Jagoda’s
apprentice) and Jon Lohman (former director emeritus of the
Virginia Folklife Program and Jagoda’s friend)
Courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History
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