Beauty queen and IDF vet urges women to stand up for Israel

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

It’s hard to beat this elevator pitch for Israel advocate: Nerdy Israeli farm girl who spent a year in the hospital fighting a serious blood disorder grows up to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, enters Miss Universe competition at her mother’s prodding, wins …

Beth Kozinn joins Carol Bub Fromer on national Women's Philanthropy board

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor 

Beth Kozinn of Allentown is joining the board of the Jewish Federations of North America Women’s Philanthropy. The board is made up of 200 of the most influential women leaders in Jewish philanthropy from more than 60 Federations across the continent. Kozinn wil…

Naomi Schachter bears witness in March of the Living

By Naomi Schachter
Special to Hakol

There are moments when you feel called to show up not because it’s easy but because it matters. This is one of those moments. This April, for Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), I participated with 7,000 others in the International March of the Liv…

Meet the couple behind the Broadway Tribute to the Lehigh Valley

By Gia Jones
Unity in the Community 2.0 Committee Member

Aliette and Dr. Marc Abo have been leaders in the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, known for their decades of service, philanthropy, and hands-on involvement. 

Marc, a medical professional and educator, and his wife Aliette, a former…

HaZikaron event to highlight heroes who fell saving lives

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

This year’s community commemoration of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, will have a special focus: honoring those who lost their lives while saving the lives of others. Israeli singer-songwriter and documentarian Gilad Segev of Project Heroes will visit to …