C ommunity
NEWSMAKERS On Jan. 14, Mayor Jim Kenney, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Abramson Cancer
Center Director Robert Vonderheide, University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO
Ralph Muller and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine J. Larry Jameson pre-
sented an official citation to Philly Fights Cancer co-chairs Nancy Abramson Wolfson
and Missy Dietz for the organization’s role as an ally to the city in representing the
region on a global scale.

Ralph Muller addresses the attendees.

Photos by HughE Dillon
(Bottom left) From left: Nancy Wolfson, Mayor Jim Kenney and Missy Dietz
(Bottom right) From left: Sharyn Berman, Missy Dietz, Brian Kappra, Judy Felgoise,
Nancy Wolfson, Jill Weiss, Nancy Minnick, Stacey Storm and Robert Herman Vonderheide
Cherry Hill, N.J. Mayor Chuck Cahn presented a proclamation to
Sydney Breslow declaring Nov. 15, 2018 as Mitochondrial Disease
Awareness Day at the second annual Cousins for a Cure fundraiser
at the Woodcrest Country Club. The event raised $182,000 for the
Logan Sloane Aronson Research Fund in honor of Cherry Hill native
Sydney Breslow, who was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease at
the age of 8.

From left: Ron and Debra Aronson, Breslow’s uncle and aunt;
Mayor Chuck Cahn; Alan Breslow, Breslow’s father; Sydney Breslow
and Sherri Breslow, Breslow’s mother
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Congregation Brothers of Israel (CBOI) in Newtown held
an event on Jan. 13 called “Confronting Anti-Semitism.”
The event included a keynote speech by Robin Burnstein of
the Anti-Defamation League and a discussion facilitated by
The Peace Center.

Netivot, which makes up part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s partnership
region along with Sdot Negev Regional Council in Israel, held its third Race of Netivot on Jan.

18. The race was expanded to a half-marathon, and more than 1,000 people participated, mak-
ing it the second-biggest race in the Negev.

More than 1,000 people participated in the race.

From left: Kate Whitman, director of bullying prevention resource
center at The Peace Center; CBOI Rabbi Aaron Gaber; Grace Point Church
Senior Pastor Dave Wolf; and Gayle Randolph Evans, director of research
and community engagement at The Peace Center
Perelman Jewish Day School’s annual World Music Concert on
Jan. 14 featured Katherine Fahey, a Baltimore artist who com-
bines shadow puppetry with crankies (moving panoramas). The
annual concert aims to expose the students to different cultures.

From left: Hila Keren Yogev, Asher Vaknin, Edit Asor, Ron and Orit Stern and Boaz Israeli
Katherine Fahey and Dan VanAllen perform for students at Perelman’s
World Music Concert.

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