On Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m., historian Andrew Porwancher will discuss his book, "American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews," which explores the complex and often surprising relationship between the 26th US president and the American Jewish community during a pivotal moment in…
Yizkor books are commemorative volumes produced in the decades following WWII and emigres to memorialize the Jewish communities erased during the Holocaust. Author Jane Ziegelman spoke to the BJV about her remarkable new book, "Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish…
In January, Jeremy Burton selected Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Executive Director Dara Kaufman as one of his Peer Recognition Grant recipients. In addition to collaborating closely on issues of shared concern, Burton and Kaufman served together on the Massachusetts Special…
The Mishkan Museum of Art provided this report on the youth leadership and shared living programs supported by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. In a year defined by profound complexity, this partnership has provided a critical foundation for essential work within the Gilboa region. Here…