Local Heroes

Meet Local Hero Stephanie Simenauer Lynn

Meet Local Hero Stephanie Simenauer Lynn

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  As a hospice nurse at Federation partner agency JSSA, Stephanie Simenauer Lynn has something of an ideal standard and a perfect vision for how she and her team administer

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Meet Local Heroes Jessica Friedman, Marissa Gally, and Jen Margolis

Meet Local Heroes Jessica Friedman, Marissa Gally, and Jen Margolis

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This year, the last day of in-person classes at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital, a Federation partner agency, felt similar to many endings and new beginnings. Read more
Meet Local Hero Rabbi Shmuel Lichtenstein

Meet Local Hero Rabbi Shmuel Lichtenstein

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A few weeks after local schools were shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Shmuel Lichtenstein, Assistant Principal and Judaic teacher at Torah School of Greater Washington, decided to Read more
Meet Local Hero Jacob Ravick

Meet Local Hero Jacob Ravick

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When stay-at-home orders were put in place throughout Greater Washington in mid-March, the purpose was to protect individuals against the coronavirus pandemic. But for victims of domestic violence, at-home isolation Read more
Meet Local Hero Allison Brody

Meet Local Hero Allison Brody

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On Friday, March 13, it was announced that Gesher Jewish Day School, a partner agency of The Jewish Federation, would be closing its building and transitioning to an online learning Read more
Meet Local Hero Michal Friedman

Meet Local Hero Michal Friedman

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  Across our community, local heroes are making a difference for people of all ages during the Coronavirus pandemic. Among those working to keep Greater Washington moving forward is Charles

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Meet Local Hero Dr. Miriam Fischer Wachter

Meet Local Hero Dr. Miriam Fischer Wachter

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In some ways, life for Dr. Miriam Fischer Wachter during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t feel all that different than it did before. With her husband Eric, she has two small Read more