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COMMUNITYBRIEFS Challah for Hunger Rebrands as Nazun
PHILADELPHIA-BASED CHALLAH for Hunger,
which was founded in 2004, announced that it is
changing its name to Nazun, which is Hebrew for “we
will nourish.” The organization, which was founded
at Scripps College in California and relocated to
Philadelphia in 2013, “inspires people to embrace
their power and put it into practice to end campus
food insecurity, and other pressing social justice
challenges.” Participants in more than 60 chapters across the
country continue to bake challah to combat college
hunger– the original mission — the organization’s
work has grown to include leadership develop-
ment, community building, advocacy and collective
philanthropy. The organization said one in three students suffers
from food insecurity and doesn’t know where their
next meal might come from because of lack of
resources, time or money to obtain nutritious food.

“Challah for Hunger has grown exponentially in
the last decade, and the students’ commitment to
ending campus hunger has grown, too,” board chair
Wendy Rhein said. “The board has taken on an exten-
sive process to come to Nazun as a name and brand,
Rebecca Bar
Courtesy of Nazun
and I couldn’t be happier to see Nazun step into the
future.” Nazun plans to roll out a new logo, website,
merchandise, social media and digital marketing.

“We were hearing from both students heavily
involved in chapters across the US, as well as those
not affiliated (with Challah for Hunger), that the
name conveyed certain aspects of who people thought
we were, but not who we actually are or how we
operate on the ground,” Nazun Executive Director
Rebecca Bar said.

Locally, there are chapters at the University
of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Muhlenberg
College, Lehigh University and the University of
Delaware, as well as a family chapter at the Kaiserman
JCC and social change bakeries at Tiferet Bet Israel,
Or Hadash, Main Line Reform Temple, Kesher
Israel, Judith Creed Homes for Adult Independence,
Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Beth Or and
Adath Jeshurun, according to the organization’s
website. Samuel P. Mandell Foundation Gives Grant to
Update NC Jewish Art Exhibit
The Philadelphia-based Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
gifted a $50,000 grant to the North Carolina Museum
of Art to support the reinstallation of the Judaica Art
Gallery in the People’s Collection, according to a Dec.

16 news release from NCMA.

The exhibit will undergo updates to its display
cases, labels, gallery walls and additional hardware,
its first update since its 2010 opening in its current
location in the museum’s West Building. The NCMA
is host to one of two permanent art galleries in the
U.S. dedicated to Jewish arts.

“The reinstallation of the Judaic Art Gallery will
move visitors to experience this captivating display
of beautiful and historic ceremonial objects in such
a way that will heighten their appreciation of the
historical importance of these works of art,” NCMA
Consulting Curator Gabe Goldstein said.

The West Building is projected to close for renova-
tions on June 1 and will reopen to the public in
October. Michael Krupit
Courtesy of the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
PICC Names New Leadership Team
The Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
announced a new leadership team on Jan. 10. The
chamber has a mission of “strengthening the region’s
commercial, research, investment and friendship ties
with Israel.”
Mike Krupit, the founder and lead coach of
Trajectify LLC, will serve as president.

The vice presidents are Matt Dane Baker, senior
vice provost for academic affairs at Thomas Jefferson
University and Tiffany McKever, the founder and
CEO of Consensus Healthcare Consultants.

Other executive committee members are Vice
President Secretary Lawton Laurence, the senior
director of applied research and technology at West
Pharmaceutical Services; Treasurer Michael L.

Riesenbach, the chief operating officer of Isdaner
& Co. LLC; immediate past President Matthew I.

Fingerman, vice President and senior wealth manager
at BNY Mellon; past President Neil Cooper, an execu-
tive partner at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC;
and PICC Executive Director Vered Nohi. l
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