Kiev: My Family’s Roots in the Jewish Metropolis by Linda Michels
I recently attended Natan Meir’s lecture, Kiev: Jewish Metropolis, offered by New Lehrhaus. Most of my maternal grandmother’s family emigrated from outside Kiev, Ukraine between 1902 and 1905. As a child, I asked my great grandmother many questions, but she…
Welcoming New Lehrhaus’ FIRST staff member
A “she-hecheyanu moment:” Jim Mavrikios joins New Lehrhaus as our Program Manager. We are thrilled to welcome our first staff member (yes, up until now everything had been managed by volunteers)! Jim brings more than 20 years of continuing…
Upcoming Program on Intermarriage by Dawn Kepler, New Lehrhaus Board Member
Nu, what do you think about Intermarriage? On January 19th Professor Bruce Phillips (Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, and USC: https://crcc.usc.edu/people/bruce-phillips/) will present: How Interfaith Marriage is Changing the American Jewish Community – But Not Necessarily in the Ways We…