C ommunity
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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