Life & Legacy Thank You Event: Nov. 2
Details for the JCF's Life & Legacy Thank You Event
Location: Katz JCC, 1301 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ
Housed at the Gottlieb Center for Jewish Life
Donors who have committed to a legacy gift via Life & Legacy in SNJ or who previously created an endowment fund with the JCF are invited to this complimentary program.
5:30 pm: Doors open. Attendees will gather in the back of the Lahn Social Hall of the Katz JCC to enjoy a pre-reception featuring light bites, meeting and mingling, and brief speeches.
7 pm: Pre-reception attendees will have the opportunity to stay for the Festival of Arts, Books & Culture event featuring authors Jordan Fontheim and Doron Keren focusing on the topic of "The Third Generation Panel: Grandchildren Remember" with the Katz JCC's Sarah Sellers as moderator. This will take place in the front of the Lahn Social Hall of the Katz JCC.
Reserved seating will be provided.
Questions | RSVP by October 27:
Please contact Mike Staff, JCF Assistant Director, to reserve your seat or to learn more, at 856-673-2528 or mstaff@jfedsnj.org.
Note: The Jewish Federation of SNJ and our family of agencies welcome all attendees. If you have any accessibility needs or require specific accommodations to fully participate in this event, please email accommodations@jfedsnj.org by 10/26/26 so we can ensure everything is in place for you. We will make every effort to provide your requested reasonable accommodations.
About the Books:
Jordan Fontheim
The Boy Who Vanished: A True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
As the Nazis tightened their grip on Berlin, young Jewish student Ernest Fontheim made the extraordinary choice to disappear by assuming the identity of an Aryan. Risking everything, he lived in plain sight. Decades later, his story surfaced through diaries, personal writings, and oral histories preserved by his grandson, Jordan Fontheim. The Boy Who Vanished tells a remarkable story of courage and survival during the Holocaust.
Doron Keren
Beneath the Lightless Sky: My Grandfather’s Wartime Experiences in the Sewers of Lvov
When the Nazis liquidated the Lvov Ghetto, Ignacy Chiger and his family survived for 14 months hidden in the city’s sewers, enduring hunger, darkness, and constant danger. With the courageous help of sewer worker Leopold Socha, they escaped almost certain death. In Beneath the Lightless Sky, Dr. Doron Keren recounts a remarkable firsthand survival story that highlights both the depths of human cruelty and the courage of unlikely heroes.