Lana Gersten
By Lana Gersten
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Culture Women’s Foundation Gets Creative
When the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York was planning a celebration for its 10 year anniversary in 2006, the group decided to commemorate the milestone by giving out its largest grant in history: a sum of $300,000, to be paid over three years. It was a significantly larger amount than the foundation had ever…
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Culture Shelter From the Storm
Lisa Nord and Jay Podberesky were hard at work on a recent Sunday, cutting sheetrock and trimming window frames in a bare space in Brooklyn that will one day be a home for a family in need. They could have slept in on that chilly day, but instead they came out to work with other…
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Culture Foundations Weigh Options in Tough Economic Times
In the continuing coverage of Wall Street woes, add Jewish foundations to the mix. Like almost everyone, Jewish foundations are taking a hit these days as investments continue to lose value and endowments dwindle. While it is still too early to gauge exactly how much money has been lost and what will happen from here,…
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Israel News Kids Mag Ends Print Run
In yet another blow to the Jewish media industry, BabagaNewz, a Jewish learning supplement and classroom magazine, will cease its print edition and maintain only an online presence. The magazine, published monthly during the academic year, received several awards from the American Jewish Press Association. The news came November 6, when Amir Cohen, CEO of…
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Israel News Film Tells a Friend’s Story of Anne Frank
‘My Name Is Anne, She Said, Anne Frank,” a best-selling memoir written by Anne Frank’s childhood friend, is now being adapted into a feature film. Jacqueline van Maarsen, who was referred to as Jopie in “The Diary of Anne Frank,” wrote the memoir, which was first published in Dutch in 1990 and released in English…
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News Pointing to Wright, an Orthodox Pol Supports McCain
Dov Hikind, an influential Orthodox Jewish Democrat and New York State assemblyman, is crossing party lines to endorse John McCain just eight days before the election, pointing to Barack Obama’s ties to a controversial Chicago pastor. Hikind, who represents a heavily Orthodox area of Brooklyn, has drawn criticism from fellow Democrats for breaking party lines…
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News Parents Worry Anew Over Paying College Bill
Sharon Rappaport and her 16-year-old son Josh wandered through the college fair at the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, joining dozens of other families in peppering admissions counselors with questions about campus life, courses and costs. As a junior at Solomon Schechter, located in the affluent Westchester community of Hartsdale, Josh is just beginning to…
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News Israeli Perspectives: Two Film Festivals Come to Town
Two film festivals showcasing Israeli cinema are coming to New York City in the next few weeks. The Israel Film Festival, which this year commemorates Israel’s 60th anniversary, will showcase 30 new feature films, documentaries, TV dramas and student films that celebrate Israeli life and culture. The Other Israel Film Festival, now in its second…
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