April 6th, 2017 | by WMJledger
JOSHUA BRENNER, son of Charles and Sheryl Brenner, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 6 at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough. JORDAN LITMAN, daughter of Joel and Risa Litman, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, ... Read More →
April 6th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Nitza Seaver of Holyoke has retired as director of the Holyoke Jewish Seniors after 30 years. With Seaver’s departure and a dwindling membership, Holyoke Jewish Seniors, which was based at Congregation Sons of Zion, has ceased ... Read More →
April 6th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Jordan A. Kei-Rahn has for a second time earned the distinction of CT Valley Debate Champion. A senior at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, he served as his school’s debate team captain. He and his family ... Read More →
March 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
JARED ANTOINE, son of Lisa and David Antoine, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, March 25 at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough. BENJAMIN BESSELL, son of Mark and Linda Bessell, will celebrate his bar ... Read More →
February 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
HAYDEN STEINBERG, son of Adam and Allison Steinberg, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, March 11 at Sinai Temple in Springfield. Email this page... Read More →
February 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare has named Karen Petruccelli, RN, vice president of quality improvement. Petruccelli is responsible for quality improvement of all JGS Lifecare services, including the resident/patient experience, risk management, and regulatory affairs. Petruccelli is ... Read More →
February 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
AMHERST – When world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman recently received a $1 million Genesis Prize, he opted to defer the award to organizations devoted to causes that are important to him—among them, the Yiddish Book Center in ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW – Family, friends, volunteers and staff of JGS Lifecare’s Leavitt Family Jewish Home celebrated the 100th birthday of resident Abe Neigher on Dec. 18 in the nursing home’s Gloth Family Auditorium. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno presented ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
WORCESTER – Laura Silver Traiger has been elected president of The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) for 2017. Silver Traiger practices Estate Planning and Elder Law with Starr Vander Linden ... Read More →
December 15th, 2016 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW – Andrew G. Steiner, MPH, LNHA of Farmington, Conn., has been named executive director of JGS Lifecare’s Leavitt Family Jewish Home (JNH). Steiner brings over 20 years of diverse experience improving the quality of care ... Read More →
CHICOPEE — In the wake of events in Charlottesville, Read more →
SPECIAL TO THE LEDGER On the heels of a racially Read more →
WESTERN MASS. – Western Mass is getting ready to “Shake Read more →
SPECIAL TO THE LEDGER GREATER SPRINGFIELD – Anne DeForge was raised Read more →
New book tells the story of two young Jewish women…and Read more →
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