VOL. 11 | NO. 12 | Saturday, March 24, 2018 Melinda Lejman Updated 6: 41PM Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab broke ground last month on a $7.5 million rehab wing. The addition will include 16 private treatment rooms, a new dining area, an aqua therapy pool, an indoor walking path and space for more exercise equipment. Read more » »

Honors Michael Gofman, a San Francisco native and 2016 graduate of Jewish Community High School, was elected student body president at UC Davis in February. Gofman, a sophomore, is a member of both Hillel and Aggies for Israel. He ran on a ticket with Shaniah Branson that won on the third round of balloting. Read more » »

JTA . Malcolm Hoenlein, the professional head of one of American Jewry’s most influential organizations and a board member of a large Israeli energy company, told JTA that he sees no conflict between those roles. Read more » »

Thomas “Tommy” Goldenberg, whose joyous and festive accordion music provided a virtual “soundtrack” to countless events in the St. Louis Jewish community, and who with his wife Esther Friedman Goldenberg was a philanthropist in the local Jewish community, died Tuesday, March 13. He was 96 years old and a lifetime resident of greater St. Louis. Read more » »

Read more about the inaugural Women SEEN: Making an Impact 2018 speakers. Learn more about the incredibly diverse and successful women who will be speaking at the inaugural Women SEEN: Making an Impact conference on Friday, May 11, 2018. The event includes breakfast, networking and empowering connections with women dedicated to helping other women. Read more » »

The politics of anti-Semitism intensified this week, with Jews blaming one another for not properly dealing with the spike in anti-Jewish incidents in the U.S. last year — and for even failing to recognize anti-Semitism when they see it. Read more » »

Contrasting Mike Pompeo with Rex Tillerson, who reportedly opposed U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Major American Jewish organizations are pleased by the nomination of CIA director Mike Pompeo to succeed Rex Tillerson as U.S. Read more » »

© Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com By Karen Rubin I used the opening of the brand new Museum of the American Revolution as the theme for my three-day visit to Philadelphia – a really deep dive probe of the Revolutionary War era, a return to Read more » »

Myrna B. Freedman (nee Boardman), 89, died March 18, 2018, in Beachwood. She was a member of Park Synagogue. Born July 3, 1929, to Anne and James Boardman in Cleveland, she graduated from John Adams High School and much later attended John Carroll University. Read more » »