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Howard Blas

Howard Blas

Howard Blas is a social worker and special-education teacher by training. He teaches Jewish studies and prepares students with a range of disabilities for b’nai mitzvah. He regularly leads Birthright Israel “classic” and service trips for people with disabilities. His publications can be viewed here.

Home Front Command and “purple” initiatives help vulnerable populations access shelters, information and essential services.
Working with Chelsea Football Club and others, an ambitious new initiative called “Red Card for Hate” aims to promote a global dialogue to combat all forms of animosity and bias in sports.
The whole point of services—the experience—is so that a deaf person doesn’t feel like he or she is catching up or totally lost in prayer.”
The ESJF was founded in 2015 to protect Jewish burial sites in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in places where Jewish communities were wiped out during the Holocaust. So far, it has placed fences around 102 Jewish cemeteries in six European countries and conducted mass field surveys of sites.
A new film, “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” introduces the players, the crowds and relives the story of Team Israel’s dramatic, if not miraculous, run in the World Baseball Classic.