Account of an innocent girl’s murder serves as plea to end rampant child abuse
Andrea JacobsDec 13, 2013
ON Friday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2007, Miriam Gallegos approached a stranger in a parking lot in Denvers Golden Triangle and asked to use her cell phone. Miriam, who...
Shoretz transforms cancer battle into national resource for Jewish women
Andrea JacobsNov 29, 2013
NOTHING stops Sharsheret Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz not exhaustion after speaking to 1,000 women at Choices or a touch of laryngitis or Stage 4 metastatic...
Into the future — issues in Holocaust remembrance
Andrea JacobsOct 31, 2013
Dr. Stephen Smith — born near England’s mythical Sherwood Forest and the son of a Methodist minister — visited Yad Vashem for the first time with his brother James...
Allison Winn survived a malignant brain tumor and is now helping others
Andrea JacobsOct 10, 2013
Allison Winn is 13. For some parents, the age alone signals trouble. But Allison — a slight girl with cool glasses and sleek dark hair — is bright, reserved,...
Lead CU nephrology researcher doubles up as synagogue president
Andrea JacobsOct 10, 2013
Despite Dr. Moshe Levi’s 50-page CV documenting his achievements in the field of nephrology, his humility reduces the voluminous bundle into a few well-chosen,...
From Hebrew school to Hollywood: ‘Jewtopia’
Andrea JacobsSep 30, 2013
JEWTOPIA, the new comedic film directed by co-writer Bryan Fogel and based on the long-running theatrical hit, appeals to a much wider audience than the title...
Floods damage shuls, disrupt Yom Kippur in Boulder, Longmont, Evergreen
Andrea JacobsSep 17, 2013
FROM THE SEPT. 20 ISSUE BEFORE Kol Nidre services Sept. 13, a historic flood swallowing Boulder and surrounding areas had displaced families, damaged synagogues and...
Not for the faint of heart
Andrea JacobsAug 29, 2013
L'CHAIM (FALL) MAGAZINE As Allan Striker reminisces about his years as a mountain climber, high clouds swirl in his eyes. You can see his spirit leap up from the couch...
What could be better than getting paid to watch movies?
Andrea JacobsAug 08, 2013
HOWIE Movshovitz occupies an empty table at the Tattered Cover LoDo. Lost in thought, he pays scant attention to patrons lining up for their morning espresso. But people...
Security alert at JCC
Andrea JacobsAug 01, 2013
A disturbing call received over the Loup JCC’s main phone line Monday, July 29, has launched a police investigation but did not warrant the facility’s closure....
