Kim Salzman
Kim Salzman
Kim Salzman at the bomb shelter that protected children playing soccer in Karmiel. She visited it the day after the incident and points out the soccer field and the donor sign with Federation’s logo. (Photo courtesy of Kim Salzman)
March 26, 2026, 10:31 am
We are tired, but we endure: Inside Israel’s unbreakable resilience
Resilience, however, doesn’t sustain itself. It must be strengthened.
By Kim Salzman
October 23, 2024, 10:01 am
Funds from Pittsburgh are literally saving lives in Israel
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Israel's Victim of Terror Fund began aiding families in Israel days after Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack.
By Kim Salzman
A photo from ACAT displayed at Rodef Shalom in 2019 highlights coexistence (Photo provided by Mark Frank)
April 19, 2023, 11:14 am
Shared society in Israel
Meaningful connections can defuse some of the distrust and animosity that festers at the surface for many.
By Kim Salzman
Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich sign a coalition deal in Jerusalem on Dec. 1, 2022. The new governing coalition has created strong feelings on all sides of the politcal divide. (Likud)
December 15, 2022, 1:05 pm
An open letter to Bibi Netanyahu
Today, it is no longer clear to me that your leadership is steering the state of Israel in the right direction toward securing a prosperous Jewish and democratic state.
By Kim Salzman
The Greater Pittsburgh Jewish community is paired with the city of Karmiel and the Misgav region through, Partnership2Gether, a program of the Jewish Agency for Israel. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
May 20, 2021, 9:40 am
A shared society in conflict
It is going to be very difficult to repair the damage done to what used to be a thriving shared society in the region.
By Kim Salzman
A medical worker prepares a coronavirus vaccine at Barzilai Medical Center in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, Dec. 20, 2020. (Photo by Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images/JTA)
April 7, 2021, 10:00 am
Not even COVID can slow down the Start-up Nation
Seventy-three years young and looking good!
By Kim Salzman
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