As many of you already know, I will be retiring at the end of after 39 years; and Lisa Long, currently Federation financial resource development director, will replace me. Lisa is an outstanding Jewish professional with extraordinary skills and over 20 years of nonprofit experience, and our community will be in excellent hands with her at the helm in For those who know me well, you know remembering dates and numbers comes easy to me.
However, I thought a wonderful theme for the next two Liptalk columns is highlighting many of the significant dates during my tenure at the Federation, dating back to my first day, November 18, I knew no one who attended either of those two events, but today I probably know more individuals in the Jewish community than most people.
The Jewish Journal followed the important contributions that The Jewish Times and its long-time editor Harry Alter, and his wife, May, had made to the community since Harry was named editor in The Jewish Journal began as a twice a month publication eventually changing its name to the Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine when it became a monthly publication, and today is printed and appears on-line every two months.
This publication has fostered a sense of community in our regional Jewish community by sharing ideas, information, experiences, news, events, and opinions, as well as promoting organizations, Federation agencies, and synagogues.
Of all the survivors who shared their stories over lunch with the teachers one individual stood out: Bill Vegh. December 6, β On the eve of the Washington, D. President Ronald Regan, an estimated , demonstrated on the National Mall in an unprecedented display of solidarity for Soviet Jewry.
