by Debrah Charatan | Apr 22, 2020 | blog
No parent or child should ever have to feel alone during their darkest times, even if those dark times happen to coincide with a social distancing mandate. This belief in community support is one long held by Chai Lifeline, an international Jewish nonprofit dedicated...
by Debrah Charatan | Apr 15, 2020 | blog
With every passing day, there are fewer people who remember the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. As of 2016, only 100,000 of the Jews who were in camps, ghettos, and hiding from Nazi oppression during the Holocaust were still alive to share their stories, with the...
by Debrah Charatan | Mar 6, 2020 | blog, Philanthropy
We’ve seen therapy cats, dogs, horses and now — robots? Earlier this year, Chai Lifeline announced that it would be launching Zenbo, a companion robot, to help Toronto-area children stay spirited in the face of illness and isolation. This cheerful bot was...
by Debrah Charatan | Feb 19, 2020 | blog
One wouldn’t think of Auschwitz as the backdrop for a song. And yet, there was music — operas, symphonies, folk music, composed in secret and played for those who treasured each note as a reminder that joy existed beyond the camp’s grim walls. Now, over 70...
by Debrah Charatan | Jan 31, 2020 | blog
We have a choice on whether or not we look at history and find lessons in its darkest moments. This post was originally featured on ThriveGlobal.com I grew up under the fading shadow of the Holocaust. The dimness it cast wasn’t always noticeable against the light and...
by Debrah Charatan | Dec 2, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations
On November 13th, the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts officially announced the members of its Emerging Artists cohort for 2020. The annual class sources its members from the Lincoln Center’s 11 resident organizations and recognizes the incredible talent and...
