August 25th marked my three-year anniversary as CEO of the Jewish Community Board of Akron.  Time has flown and my older friends adn family tell me that the months just seem to move quicker with each passing year.  Much has changed in the Akron Jewish community in teh last 36 months, and in most instances, in a positive way.  Imagine Jewish Akron opened our eyes to reality and possibility.  I think that the organized Jewish community has a much clearer idea of what it must do over the next few years to help assure future viability (more)

The 2010-11 Israel Film Series kicks off with the award winning "Noodle" on Thursday, October 14 at the Shaw JCC.  Doors open at 6:30 pm for snacks.  Curtain time is 7 pm. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the JCC front desk.  The film features 37-year-old  Miri, a twice-widowed El Al flight attendant.  Her well-regulated life is suddenly turned upside down by an abandoned Chinese boy whose migrant-worker mother has been deported from Israel.