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Renovations begin on locker rooms

This time it's Man's First. The Shaw JCC locker room's renovations are scheduled to begin on Sept. 2, with the men's side first. Beginning Sept. 2, the women's locker room will be split in half with a partition. Women will enter their space through the usual door and the gentlemen will acce…

Lippman School digital storytelling project makes headlines

The new digital storytelling project that connects The Lippman School with members of the Northern Cheyenne Nation has been spotlighted recently in both The Westside Leader and Eschoolnews.com.

"Storytelling Across The Nations" is is a new twist on an ongoing cultural exchange program that…

Youth Sports Brain Injuries: More Questions Than Answers

The Lippman School will host a community forum called "Youth Sports Brain Injuries: More Questions Than Answers", featuring Dr. Joseph A. Congeni, from Akron Children's Hospital. It will be held Tuesday evening, Sept. 16, 2014, from 7:00-8:30 PM. There will be a question and answer session…

LLL’s 6th Year to explore Kabbalistic meaning of six

The New Year 5775 will be starting soon, and new energy will emerge in the air. LLL (Live, Learn, L’Chaim) would like to invite all women to join the 6th year of its programming. 

LLL is the series of Kabbalistic workshops for women. Each program starts with a light and delicious lunch a…

'Helpers and Bystanders' Holocaust Seminar on Oct. 13

Key note speaker is Curator of Special Exhibits at US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC

Helpers & Bystanders: Rescue & Indifference - A Holocaust Seminar will be held Monday, Oct. 13, from 4-8 pm at the Shaw JCC. Sponsored by The Lippman School and Jewish Community Board of Akron, this is the…