STAMFORD, Conn.—The United Nations is in session. Sam Collins, Croatian delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, rises to address the debate on a topic currently occupying the Global Access to Knowledge Movement (A2K): Should free or low-cost smartphones be distributed to populations of developing countries? more

More than 500 leaders of 110 Jewish day schools and other educational institutions, attended “Moving the Needle: Galvanizing Change in Our Day Schools,” a three-day conference organized by RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network. more

After years of training in various forms of self defense, Eilon Even-Esh found his calling two years ago when he targeted the needs of students who had been bullied. He deconstructed the incidents, giving them emotional and tactical tools and answers to their abuse. more

He had sealed his past years before and never spoke of it — not to his peers in the Israeli Defense Forces, not to his colleagues, not to his wife, not to his children. But when his 14 year old son asked, “Who is my grandfather?” he knew that he had to answer. He told his Jewish, tefillin-wearing son that his grandfather was a decorated World War II tank commander and Nazi officer. When his son raised his hand on heritage day at school to relay this information, the school’s principal called home for confirmation. more

"This guy (Hitler) is after you too.’” Casablanca “was meant to be a warning, but it also ended up being a film that captured the American character.” more

Here's the weekly roundup… HAFTR dinner honors its 4 heads of school … DRS parents and sons celebrate joy of being Jewish … Lunch and learn at HAFTR … HANC kids have math fun … Mesivta Rambam: Keeping the kesher. more

Our Torah columnists — Rabbis Binny Freedman and Avi Billet — this week zero in on Parsha Ki Tisa. And Kosher Bookworm Alan Jay Gerber introduces us to Rabbi Moshe Walter. more

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) will honor its four heads of school, at its 36th Annual Dinner on motzai Shabbat, Feb. 22. more

In Cedarhurst, Central Avenue is quiet, the parking lots mostly empty, as snow turns to an icy late-morning mix. Looking for coffee in Cedarhurst? Crawfords is closed; Cravings is open (and theres on wait!). more