On Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m., the community is invited to join the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Community Board of Akron (JCBA) for a special presentation of “When Hate Goes Mainstream,” featuring Akron native Cynthia M. Deitle.
Deitle retired as a Special…
The Ohio Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education [OCHGE] and co-sponsor the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, The Museum of Diversity and Tolerance, present a Holocaust workshop for educators, lawyers, students and community members. How and Why Did the Holocaust Occur, and What Do We Do …
Thanksgiving 2018 was an extra special day for Allen and Alex Belsky. Just a month earlier, the couple had packed up their young son, Ari, and moved to Akron from Tulsa, OK. On Thanksgiving Day, their daughter, Shoshana, was born.
Allen's parents, Martin Belsky and Kathleen Waits, live in …
On Sunday, May 5, the Greater Akron community is invited to explore everything Israeli at the Israel Festival honoring Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s 71st Independence Day. The festivities will celebrate Israel’s independence through fun games and activities, food and song, and is free for f…
The Shaw JCC of Akron and the Jewish Community Board of Akron invite the entire community to remember the Holocaust with a memorial service, music and candle lighting ceremony on Thursday, May 2, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Schultz Campus for Jewish Life. The commemoration is free and open to t…
