Happy Chanukah from all of us here at the Federation! To make your celebration extra special, our friends at Jewish LearningWorks have graciously allowed us to share their "Hanukkah at Home" activity packet with all of you. It includes blessings to recite, songs to sing, recipes and craft…
From Birth to WWII
Anton Berkovits was born in Sigit, Romania, on September 24, 1913, the son of a butcher. In 1939, to escape the Nazis entering Romania and advancing from the west, he decided to go east, and entered Russia. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested in Russia, as were thousands o…
Reconnecting with What's Important
Angela Grabovsky believes planning is something everyone needs to do. So she took her own advice when it came to donating. She and her husband Ilya recently talked through what was important to both of them.
“We did not grow up in a religious environ…
Addictions
By Julie Sondhelm
How can I speak with enough passion and conviction to convey the need for awareness and support for addiction recovery in our Jewish community and in the larger community? We read the news reports, we see advertisements for treatment centers on TV, we know …
This summer, the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis will lose a valued team member in Inna Kolesnikova Shmukler, our Young Leadership Director and PJ Library Facilitator. We are lucky to be gaining a wonderful summer intern in Rachel Kesner, who will be taking over that role for a f…
