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It is hard to believe that this is my last Liptalk column and I will officially retire at the end of the year. For almost 40 years, I have had the honor and pleasure to work with, and get to know, so many wonderful and caring volunteers, community ...

Hilari and I have been cleaning out our house as we prepare to move to Columbus when I retire at the end of the year. After 31 years in our home, along with “stuff” we have accumulated in the 41 1/2 years we have been married, there is ...

I recently returned from a Partnership2Gether conference in Austin, Texas. P2G, a program of The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Jewish Federation of North America, promotes people-to-people relationships through cultural, social, medical, ...

In the last issue of the Jewish Journal I shared many of the significant dates during my tenure at the Federation, dating back to my arrival in Youngstown in 1985 through 1999. This Liptalk column will highlight the years 2000 to the present. ...

As many of you already know, I will be retiring at the end of 2024 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 ...

As I write this column, Tuesday, January 23, marks the 109th day of captivity for the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. While the fate of the 132 hostages still remains unknown, with Hamas sharing little information on their condition and not ...