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Former Shaker Heights resident to star in ‘Parade’ at Playhouse Square

Jan 15, 2025 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

Max Chernin, a former Shaker Heights resident, will star as Leo Frank alongside Talia Suskauer as Lucille Frank in the national tour of “Parade,” the 2023 Tony Award-winner for Best Revival of a Musical. The tour will play 24 performances at Connor Palace at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland from Feb. 4 through Feb. 23, as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. “I’ve always thought about what’s going to be the thing that brings me to Playhouse Square?” Chernin told the Cleveland Jewish News.
University Heights mayor won’t seek third term

Jan 14, 2025 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

University Heights Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan will not seek a third term as mayor, he announced on Jan. 14. Brennan informed city hall directors and chiefs that he will not be seeking a third consecutive term as mayor in 2025, according to a news release. As a candidate for mayor in 2017, Brennan promised he could lead University Heights to “reach new heights,” the release stated. “It is a serious and consequential job,” Brennan stated in the release.
Former Akron mayor new Cleveland Heights city administrator

Jan 14, 2025 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

Former Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan was appointed to the position of Cleveland Heights city administrator at the city council meeting on Jan. 6, after a resolution introduced by Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren confirming the mayor’s appointment of Horrigan into the position was approved. At the meeting, council members expressed their excitement for Horrigan to join the staff.
New year, new fitness opportunities at Columbus JCC

Jan 10, 2025 | columbusjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus is stepping into 2025 with a robust lineup of fitness programs designed to engage, inspire and support its diverse community. With offerings for all ages and fitness levels, the Columbus JCC continues to establish itself as a health, wellness and connection hub.
Mahjong returns to the Columbus JCC

Jan 8, 2025 | columbusjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus will be hosting mahjong open play sessions once a month starting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 12 at 1125 College Ave. A Beginners Mahjong Series will also kick off on Jan. 10 at 10:30 a.m., providing an opportunity for newcomers to learn the tile-based game that originated in 19th century China. “Mahjong is a very well-known and community-driven game,” Eva Golden, program coordinator at Columbus JCC, told the Jewish Columbus News.
Kol Israel Foundation’s ‘Why Does the World Still Hate Us’ panel discussion Jan. 27

Jan 7, 2025 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

Kol Israel Foundation will commemorate the eight decades since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27 by hosting a panel discussion and addressing a pressing question: Is Jewish life as dangerous now as it was during the Shoah?
Mt. Sinai Health Foundation hires vice president of strategy

Dec 11, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

As Dr. Brian D. Rothstein steps into his new role as vice president of strategy for the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation, he brings a background of clinical knowledge and years of service to Cleveland’s children and families. “It has been a privilege to care for children and their families in our community and try to positively impact them. ..,” Rothstein, a congregant of Mishkan Or in Beachwood, told the Cleveland Jewish News.
Run/walk raises $6K for foundation honoring late Shaker Heights resident

Dec 9, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

About 200 runners and walkers turned out for a 5K run and walk Nov. 16 near Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, honoring the late Jacob Butze and raising an estimated $6,000 for a memorial foundation named for him. Butze, 2018 graduate of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, died at age 20 on Dec. 27, 2020, from T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive blood and bone cancer he was diagnosed with in April 2019.
Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann

Dec 6, 2024 | columbusjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

While Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann enjoys delving into Jewish texts like the Talmud or Hasidic philosophy, he willingly sets his books aside to respond to those in need. “We are alive to make a difference,” he said. “And as long as our heart is beating, we have an obligation to help the people, to help individuals in need.”In 1991, after marrying his wife, Esther, the couple were sent to Columbus by the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson to serve the community.
Carol Luper

Dec 6, 2024 | columbusjewishnews.com | Kirsten Beard

Even as a teenager in Buffalo, N.Y., retired journalist Carol Luper has always shown a passion for volunteering within the Jewish community. As time passed, she said that her commitment to her community has only grown. “You don’t do it to make you feel good, but it does,” Luper said. “It makes you feel good and a part of the community.