Larry Hankin
IJN Associate Editor | larry@ijn.com
Glendale Raptors sign rookie Koby Gruenwald
Larry HankinDec 22, 2016
CHANUKAH EDITION SECTION E PAGE 4 Glendale Raptors Rugby Club welcomed its newest team member on Dec. 13. This new Raptor brings to the team a love of sports, boundless...
Isler’s dream of filmmaking comes true
Larry HankinDec 08, 2016
credits at the end of the movie say “Emanuel Isler,” but around Denver he’s known simply as Mani, the guy who grew up on the West Side and whose long-held dream...
Leppek’s Apollonia traverses time
Larry HankinDec 01, 2016
FROM THE IJN GIFT GUIDE Leppek, IJN assistant editor, has always been a storyteller. His first byline came at age eight for an article about a cardinal in the Fairview...
VIP New Faces: Marty and Shira Zimmerman
Larry HankinNov 17, 2016
and Shira Zimmerman started their careers immersed in the world of Jewish communal service. They worked hard for Jewish federations and rose through the ranks, all the...
VIP New Faces: Yaron Marcus
Larry HankinNov 17, 2016
Marcus, 39, grew up in a real estate family but he never intended to make that his career, until seven years ago when he decided to give it a shot. He didn’t just give...
VIP New Faces: Simon Schwartz
Larry HankinNov 17, 2016
Schwartz loves Israel. At 33, he has chaired the Colorado chapter of JNFuture, Jewish National Fund’s young leadership, and is the organization’s national membership...
Funny guy Jack Barton reinvents himself at 92
Larry HankinNov 17, 2016
you hear the one about the 93-year-old guy…? Sounds like a joke but it’s not. It’s the true story of Denver’s Jack Barton, believed to be the oldest active...
Rose Hill Cemetery upholds sacred traditions
Larry HankinSep 29, 2016
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5777 SECTION D does not necessarily associate innovation with cemeteries. After all they represent perpetuity. However, innovation is taking...
The world’s Jewish narrative
Larry HankinSep 29, 2016
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5777 SECTION D Many Jewish travelers like to veer away from the typical tourist itineraries in their destinations to check out a local synagogue or...
Rabbi Sinai from Brooklyn directs Israel’s Muss high school for Diaspora kids
Larry HankinJun 09, 2016
THIS BELONGS in the “you-never-know-what-the-future-may-bring” department. Leor Sinai started out as a New York City nightclub promoter. Today, he is a rabbi and...
