Yom Sport celebrates its 20th birthday on Sunday, June 14 at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Newton. Yom Sport is an annual day of friendship, fun and athletic activities for adults with disabilities in the Boston’s Jewish community.
Twenty years ago, members of the Jewish community r…
Victoria Felson hadn’t had to look for work for a long time. But several years after the tragic loss of her young husband, and for a variety of reasons, she knew she had to enter the job market to better support herself and her family. An active congregant of Temple Beth Am in Framingham, …
Another destructive earthquake has struck already ravaged Nepal, this one only slightly less powerful than the 7.9 magnitude temblor that killed and injured thousands and destroyed homes, businesses and historic shrines.
The widespread destruction in and around Kathmandu has left up to one …
Ethnicity: Jewish
Source of Scholarship: Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
Amount of Scholarship: Up to $11,000 per academic year
Relevant Academic Programs: Freshman year of Engineering and Science, B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, study abroad (one to two semester progra…
In the current day school landscape, students with special needs are generally the responsibility of special education staff and a limited number of school administrators. However, five local schools – Boston’s Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) in Watertown, Gann Academy in Waltham, t…
