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"You are by far the best team I've ever had the pleasure of working with. The world ahead has immense challenges, but I am confident that together we are up to the task of fulfilling our mission."

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Department Highlight
A Closer Look at
Community Development

The Jewish Federation supports a vibrant alliance of synagogues, volunteers and representatives from Jewish community organizations all over Greater Philadelphia. These kehillot (communities) work together within geographic areas to create inspired Jewish communities and offer programming and enrichment for all ages. 

 

Currently, the community engagement specialists are planning for their slate of spring programming. 

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Max Moline

  • Steward community relationships
  • Lead volunteer committees
  • Direct wider Kehillah strategy
Noah

Noah Schoenberg

  • Community communication
  • Center City and Lower Merion
  • Programming/event planning 

This is not the full department — just a snapshot! Stay tuned as we rotate and come back through departments with other iterations of the newsletter to see the faces around the office. 

Take A Break

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Do you know your Jewish Federation terminology?

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Click here to see how each term is meaningful to the Jewish Federation. 

Get to Know Your Coworker

Dionna Dash, Digital Media Specialist 

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Two Truths and a Lie

Below are three statements about Dionna.
Two are true, one is false.
Click on the statement you think is false. 

 

1. Dionna is named after her mother's favorite singer, Dionne Warwick. "Walk on By" was played often on long car rides. 


2. Dionna finished writing the manuscript of her first novel this past May and will begin the publishing process soon.

 

3. Dionna danced professionally for three years as a child in the Pennsylvania Ballet's Nutcracker at the Academy of Music.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

January

Michael Costello 1.13

Susan Becker Allen 1.14

Rachelle Gizinski 1.15

Rita Khayt 1.21

Julie Sankin 1.29

Daniel Levine 1.30

 

February

Claudette Elliotte 2.5

Julian Morein 2.9

Whitney Drukier 2.24

Beth Razin 2.25

Macy Zhelyazkova 2.25

Anu Skariah 2.29

Work Anniversaries

January

Daniel Levine: 4 years on 1.2

Macy Zhelyazkova: 2 years on 1.3
Brian Gralnick: 14 years on 1.4
Ariel Feinberg: 1 year on 1.9 
Alex Lesse: 1 year on 1.10
Cara Whellan: 1 year on 1.10
Claudette Elliotte: 7 year on 1.17
Christina Webb: 2 year on 1.18
Belinda Brown: 50 years on 1.28
 

February

Doreen Bason: 8 years on 2.24
Jessica Ghosh: 6 years on 2.26

Staff Mazel

Kol hakavod to Belinda Brown on 50 years at the Jewish Federation.
And congratulations to Malkie Friedman on the birth of her daughter, Ariella Menucha Friedman, born on January 2, 2024.
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