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Denverite Bryan Fogel wins an Oscar
Andrea JacobsMar 08, 2018
Director-producer Bryan Fogel, a Denver native, won the Oscar for best feature-length documentary at the Academy Awards’ 90th ceremony on Sunday, March 4. “Icarus”...
Bronco Chris Harris Jr. visits Israel
JTAFeb 22, 2018
Seven current and former NFL players just completed a visit to Israel on a trip that was kept under wraps until the players landed in Israel. The group, including some...
Colorado and Israeli water experts exchange
Chris LeppekFeb 08, 2018
a hypothetical list of things that Colorado and Israel have in common, water might appear near the top. As in, neither place ever seems to get enough of it. Israel’s...
New Shalom Park CEO hits the ground running
Larry HankinFeb 01, 2018
a new day in the nursing home industry. Old negative perceptions are being replaced with revolutionary approaches to senior care intended to make living in a facility a...
Koby Gruenwald of blessed memory
Larry HankinJan 25, 2018
On Dec. 2, 2017, the sanctuary of the Hebrew Educational Alliance was filled to overflow capacity for Koby Gruenwald’s Bar Mitzvah. Fifty days later, Jan. 21, 2018,...
Warren Toltz mourned
Andrea JacobsJan 11, 2018
Toltz, a towering leader in Denver’s Jewish and civic communities, greeted everyone in the room with respect and kindness. Whether friend or stranger, wealthy or...
Doug Seserman reflects on 15 years of Denver leadership
Chris LeppekSep 28, 2017
Doug Seserman is not a politician but he has a pretty good idea how it feels to be one. After a decade and a half as the de facto leader […]
At HEA, shofar blowers are teens
Larry HankinSep 28, 2017
know the classic image of a white-bearded, slightly hunched old man blowing a shofar that appears on greeting cards and calendars? Well, that is so 5777, as worshippers...
Boulder police officer joins police unity tour to Israel
Andrea JacobsSep 21, 2017
Policewoman Jenny Paddock, 54, has just returned from the 10-day Police Unity Tour in Israel. Mildly jet lagged, her enthusiasm jolts you like a thick cup of Israeli...
ADL, US mayors in joint plan to fight extremism
Special to the IJNAug 31, 2017
The US Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the ADL have announced a joint plan to fight extremism and bigotry and to promote justice and equality in response to the...
