by Debrah Charatan | Feb 19, 2021 | blog
On January 11, 2021, Selfhelp celebrated its 85th anniversary. It’s a milestone worth celebrating. When Selfhelp first took root in 1936, it was a grassroots effort — a small group of German refugees who were determined to support and protect fellow émigrés who...
by Debrah Charatan | Nov 2, 2020 | blog, Philanthropy
All around the country, concern over the pandemic has compelled schools to reconcile their educational efforts with social distancing best practices. Teachers in my home of New York City have done a phenomenal job of both preserving students’ passion for learning 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...
by Debrah Charatan | Jun 13, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations, Philanthropy
The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2018, an event which is also seeing positive ripple effects into 2019. In honor of the occasion, the committee and the Central Park Conservancy’s Campaign, Forever Green: Ensuring...
by Debrah Charatan | Feb 24, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations
Today, New York City’s Lower East Side (LES) neighborhood is known for its eclectic mix of bistros, bodegas and Buddhist temples that have overtaken now-defunct synagogues nestled in between many old shmatte shops; remnants which pay tribute to a bygone era. Around...
