I invited four of the Kravetz family women for an interview about who their family is in relation to their Judaism. The Kravetz family is blessed with resilience and joy. Andrea Kravetz and her sister Pam Kravetz, their niece Bella Bryan, and their matriarch, their mother Reenie Kravetz, met with me.
Submitted by The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Over the coming weeks, in addition to celebrating the High Holidays, we also have the opportunity to mark National Suicide Prevention Week, September 10-16. This observance, sadly, is much too relevant both nationally and in our community. A Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Community Health Report in 2019 […]
Submitted by The Mayerson JCC Another day at the Mayerson JCC is coming to a close. Parents pick up their children from After Crew after an exciting afternoon of swimming, playing games, and creating artistic masterpieces. Others are wrapping up their personal training sessions in the gym or making their final remarks in a […]
Over the past three decades, Leah Marcus, Director of Youth Mental Health Services at Jewish Family Service (JFS), has lost ten high school classmates to suicide or overdose. These tragic deaths underscore a disturbing reality that is increasing dramatically in the United States: death by suicide.
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati has selected Susan Susskind as the organization’s new Executive Director. Ms. Susskind’s responsibilities include all aspects of daily operations, financial oversight, staffing, planning, board coordination and public communication for Jewish Cemeteries, which administers 25 local Jewish cemeteries. Her duties officially began July 10.