Conversation with Lisa Pleskow Kassow - Jewish Ledger
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Heritage columnist wins AJPA award
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Honors
The Teen Initiative Community Convening on Racial Justice, sponsored by S.F.-based Jewish LearningWorks, took place on April 21 and included the presentation of awards to three Bay Area Jewish youth professionals.
Devra Aarons received the 2020 Award for Excellence in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement,
Rick Concoff received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement, and
Zephira Derblich-Milea, youth program manager at Shalom Bayit, was awarded the 2021 Award for Excellence in Jewish Youth Education and Engagement.
Analucia Lopezrevoredo, founder and executive director of Jewtina y Co. and the Shamash project director at Bend the Arc, spoke to attendees about “getting started along the long road to racial equity.”
Jewish journalist Suzi Brozman
We’re in the middle of counting the Omer, the period of time during which Jewish tradition mourns the passing of 12,000 pairs of Rabbi Akiva’s students. On April 7, another “student” of Rabbi Akiva passed away: Suzi Brozman, who spent much of her journalism career reporting for the Atlanta Jewish Times.
Of course, Suzi did not study with Rabbi Akiva, at least not literally. And when one looks for a figure in Jewish history with whom to associate Suzi – who was born in Jacksonville, Fla. in 1947 – the second century rabbinic sage is likely not the first to come to mind. Nevertheless, I feel the connection is strong.