The Spring 2010 issue of the Kulanu Newsletter has arrived — with a brand-new look! You may have already received it in the mail, or you can check it out as a pdf online by clicking here. We are grateful for the leadership and creativity of the new editorial team for [...]
The Kulanu Newsletter may have a new face in 2010, but did you know this publication has been around since before “Kulanu” was founded as a non-profit organization in 1994? We have recently added the first four years of newsletters to our online archives, and now you can view issues [...]
The Jerusalem Post * Feb 4 2010* by PAUL M. FOER, KINGSTON * http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Article.aspx?id=172223
On a warm January evening, I am seated in a synagogue with doors and windows open to the palm trees outside. Such a scene might take place in the US only in Hawaii or Florida, but it is even odder that my [...]
May this be a joyous and meaningful Passover for you and your loved ones.
Thanks to each of you for your interest in and support for Kulanu!
Harriet
Harriet Bograd, President
Help Kulanu feed hungry Jewish, Muslim & Christian kids at Abayudaya SK High School in Uganda! http://tinyurl.com/feedUgandankids
In the Kulanu-supported Abayudaya schools of Uganda, hungry students are commonplace. That is why we are grateful to have received a matching grant offer of $7500 from The Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation. If our donors can match [...]
Kulanu very much regrets our association with the individual known as Jorge Yoram Torres, Jorge Torres Orellana, and Jorge Puello. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the reprehensible criminal activities that have been described in the press, and sincerely wish to apologize for any incorrect assessments of his motives and actions that Kulanu may [...]
As you know, Kulanu is planning a speaking tour this spring for Shi Lei from the Jewish community in Kaifeng, China.
video from Shavei Israel
From the beginning of Kulanu’s journey as an organization to assist isolated and emerging Jewish communities worldwide, Karen and Aron Primack have been at the forefront with founder Jack Zeller. There is no way to calculate the number of hours they have contributed to building and strengthening the organization and the depth of their emotional [...]
Kulanu’s Fall 2009 Newsletter is now available online. Here is just a sampling of what you will find in this issue…
“French Black Jews” by Cynthia Weisfeld
“Endings and Beginnings in Uganda” by Lorne Mallin
“Kaifeng Descendent to Tour U.S.” (watch for an announcement very soon giving details of this upcoming Kulanu tour)
“What I Did on my Summer [...]
After a year-long search for just the right person, Kulanu’s board has appointed Judy Manelis to be the next newsletter editor.
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Judy Manelis is a Kulanu board member and vice president. She is a graduate of Simmons College in Boston, MA and has a Masters degree in English and American literature from the University of California [...]
