Instead of simply sending money to the earthquake-ravaged parts of Haiti, students involved with a nonprofit tennis education organization joined forces with a service club at Lower Merion High School to take rebuilding efforts into their own hands.
Retired U.S. Rep. Barney Frank told an audience of more than 200 local Jews on May 5 that the United States needs to trim its military budget and raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
Ira Schwartz left his position as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia last week after seven years at the helm of the community’s central fundraising body.