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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Suzanne Kurtz Sloan

Talia Abrams says her edible landscapes program will be deemed a success 'if even one mouth is fed.' (Courtesy of Talia Abrams/via JTA)
June 19, 2015, 2:05 am
Hawaiian teen fights for ‘edible landscapes’ for needy neighbors
The bounty from Talia Abrams’s pilot program on Kauai, ‘the Garden Island,’ is available for all
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Lily Greenberg Call: 'Advocacy is not just a Band-Aid to cover and temporarily fix problems in society.' (Courtesy of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego/ JTA)
May 28, 2015, 5:32 pm
Jewish teen trains peers as feminist advocates
San Diego senior Lily Greenberg Call swims against stream with leadership group Girls Give Back
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Illustrative photo of children with disabilities and their peers kayaking at the Conservative movement's Camp Ramah Wisconsin. (Courtesy National Ramah Commission/JTA)
May 18, 2015, 4:39 am
Jewish teen creates sports leagues for disabled kids in a SNAP
Zach Certner’s Special Needs Athletic Programs teach children much more than just sports skills
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Elana Simon discovered a genetic mutation related to the rare liver cancer she survived. (Courtesy of Elana Simon/JTA)
May 2, 2015, 2:54 pm
Teen scientist advances research on the cancer she survived
19-year-old Elana Simon recently co-authored a study published in the prestigious Science magazine about a genetic mutation she helped discover
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Paige Alenick says that 'for some people, a toothbrush is a luxury item.' (Courtesy of Paige Alenick/JTA)
April 20, 2015, 6:13 am
Jewish teen sinks her teeth into dental hygiene drive
In the four years since Paige Alenick began Donate a Toothbrush, she has collected more than 153,000 toothbrushes
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Val Weisler: 'The more I reached out, the more confidence I had to be a happy person.' (Courtesy of Val Weisler/JTA)
March 25, 2015, 1:24 am
‘Validation Project’ empowers bullied teens
High school junior Val Weisler’s website site matches teens with a mentor to learn a skill that can help the local community
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Zoe Butchen with her dad, Jeff, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's. (Courtesy of Zoe Butchen/JTA)
March 14, 2015, 7:22 am
Jewish teen uses Taylor Swift song to fight Parkinson’s
After Zoe Butchen’s dad was diagnosed, she danced to ‘Shake It Off’ in YouTube and started a campaign that has raised over $50,000
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Yaniv Sadka: 'I wanted Teens Curing Cancer to be something that high school kids could be proud of, and I wanted to be able to help people.' (Courtesy of The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards/JTA)
March 10, 2015, 5:05 pm
Teen shows you’re never too young to join fight against cancer
Recently granted nonprofit status, Yaniv Sadka’s Teens Curing Cancer will purchase lab equipment for a pediatric cancer research center
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Noah Levinson combines his passions for music and tikkun olam. (Courtesy of Noah Levinson/JTA)
March 8, 2015, 4:32 am
Jewish ethics class leads teen to social activism
Noah Levinson uses love of music to raise money, awareness for troubled teens
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Gabriella Cooperman, left, with a girl whose therapeutic horseback riding she has sponsored at Equestrian Connection for the past four years. (Courtesy of Gabriella Cooperman/JTA)
February 27, 2015, 6:10 am
Jewish teen inspired by disabled sister to assist others
14-year-old Gabriella Cooperman’s Cookies for Charity has raised more than $47,000 for equestrian therapy
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Detroit-area teen Connor Turkel asks, 'Why not improve the lives of those around us?' (Courtesy of Connor Turkel/JTA)
February 16, 2015, 1:02 am
Detroit Jewish teen is serial community service start-upist
Connor Tukel brings tech to seniors, entrepreneurialism to students, and heads a student-run energy drink company
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Morgan Davidson has organized a variety of fundraising events, including a Zumba-a-Thon. (Courtesy of Morgan Davidson/JTA)
February 8, 2015, 6:30 am
Jewish teen keeps vow to dying grandmother
Morgan Davidson says she ‘fell in love with giving back’ after successfully raising $28,000 in her first fundraiser
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Adena Rochelson collects toiletries for local shelters and food pantries. (Courtesy of Adena Rochelson/JTA)
January 31, 2015, 11:50 pm
Jewish teen’s Operation Soap Dish stocks NY shelters
Adena Rochelson thinks it’s ridiculous that people can use food stamps to buy soda, but not soap
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Dylan Sharp, 13, raised nearly $50,000 at his bar mitzvah for the Tikva Children’s Home in Ukraine and now is spreading the word about the organization in an email campaign to teens. (Courtesy of Dylan Sharp/JTA)
January 10, 2015, 1:35 am
Bar mitzvah boy raises money for Ukrainian Jewish kids
Dylan Sharp hopes to inspire children to use their rite of passage into Jewish adulthood as a platform to help others
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
Arielle Davis: 'I think it’s important to help those who have a disadvantage. Social justice should help alleviate the injustices that occurs in society.' (Courtesy of Arielle Davis/JTA)
January 7, 2015, 9:19 pm
Friends call this Jewish teen ‘the toothbrush lady’
Arielle Davis brightens smiles of sick kids and their families through dental drives for the Ronald McDonald House
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan
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