At a time when attacks on Jewish people and acts of antisemitism are at an all-time high in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the 25th annual Greater Altoona Jewish Film Festival may be needed this year more than ever. Besides, it’s a great deal for dinner and a movie, said […]
The hospital now known as UPMC Altoona has been conducting menorah lighting ceremonies for 35 years, but this year’s event on Friday was different, given the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, its response and the worldwide reaction. For Bill Wallen of the Greater Altoona Jewish Federation, the Oct. 7 attack and the antisemitism it […]
About 150 worshippers filled the pews of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for the 92nd annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service eager to hear messages of peace, healing and unity ahead of the holiday season. Following the processional hymn and call to worship, Sacred Heart’s the Rev. Lubomir “Lubo” Strecok said that when they gather on Thanksgiving […]
About 150 worshippers filled the pews of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for the 92nd annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service eager to hear messages of peace, healing and unity ahead of the holiday season. Following the processional hymn and call to worship, Sacred Heart’s the Rev. Lubomir “Lubo” Strecok said that when they gather on Thanksgiving […]
“We want to pray for peace, not only in Israel and the Palestine territories, but also Ukraine and everywhere else in the world,” said Father Lubomir “Lubo” Strecok, one of the organizers of Thursday’s 92nd annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. The theme Peace and Healing was agreed upon without any hesitation, said the pastor […]