
From Addiction to Faith: One Family’s Journey to Judaism
Yosef Waslow’s mother was Jewish and white. His father was Black and had been raised in a Baptist home. Growing up in Logan, a North

Giving Away Part of Her Liver Saved Three Lives
Every act of saving a life starts somewhere. For Aviva, it started with an ad she almost ignored. After a long day with her young

Her Parents Lost Everything. They Never Lost Their Ability to Love
Dr. Naomi Vilko has spent nearly half a century helping people heal from trauma. Since beginning her career in psychiatry in 1978, she has treated

From the Holocaust to the Fourth of July: Mark Idisis’ Journey to Freedom
When Mark Idisis arrived in the United States on July 4, 1990, he stepped off the plane into a nation celebrating Independence Day. Fireworks lit the

On the United States 250th Birthday – The Story of the 200-Year-Old Torah in Revolutionary Synagogue
Known as the Synagogue of the American Revolution, Congregation Mikveh Israel has stood at the heart of American Jewish history since its founding in 1740. As

Seven Pearls of Wisdom from a 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
Born in 1924, Pearl Hinda Nagel endured unimaginable suffering. She lost her father as a child and her mother in the Lodz Ghetto. She survived