(Left) Through the program Best Face Forward 2.0, Megan, a cancer patient in the Dallas area, was able to get a wig and microblading for her eyebrows. (Provided by JTA) (Right) Bailey Kramer was able to keep most of her hair during chemotherapy treatments using a method called cold-capping in which a specially fitted cap freezes the hair follicles during treatment, preserving the strands. (Courtesy of Bailey Kramer via JTA)

Program Helps Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors with Mental Health and Self-Image

Best Face Forward 2.0, run by Sharsheret, the Jewish breast cancer and ovarian cancer organization, offers qualifying women funding for certain non-medical services considered critical to the healing process but not usually fully covered by health insurance. 

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Bruce Randolph Nelson, Natalya Lynette Rathnam, Jefferson A. Russell, and Deborah Hazlett (Photo by Kiirstn Pagan)

Everyman Theatre to Present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

This spring, Everyman Theatre will bring director and Associate Artistic Director Noah Himmelstein’s unique vision for Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the stage in a contemporary production that’s full of surprises.

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Human rights attorney Jared Genser, who earned the nickname 'The Extractor' for his success liberating political prisoners, says the challenge of recovering Israel's hostages in Gaza is particularly difficult. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Concordia Summit, via JTA)

Human Rights Attorney Jared Genser Explains Why Israel’s Hostage Crisis is Uniquely Challenging

Hostage expert and human rights attorney Jared Genser explains why Israel’s hostage crisis is uniquely challenging.

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Rabbi Avraham Wolff, founder of the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, aims to nurture the children under his care so they can rise above their difficult circumstances and have a chance at normal, happy lives. (Photo courtesy of Mishpacha Chabad Odessa via JTA)

As War in Ukraine Rages On, Odessa Jewish Children’s Home Struggles with New Challenges

In Baltimore’s war-torn sister city in Ukraine, the Mishpacha Children’s Home strives to help youngsters overcome the challenges of their circumstances.

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