Karen Katzman-Hanan, at The Blogs

May 6, 2024, 4:24 PM

Reindeer display in Long Island public middle school, Credit: Phyllis Reiff, 1971

The chorus of sidestepping explanations espoused by some voices within the American Jewish community to excuse the rampant antisemitism in the United States takes me back fifty years to growing up in Long Island, New York. “Let’s keep our heads...

Apr 26, 2024, 11:36 PM

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

The streets lined to the cemetery in honor of Dor Zimel z"l

In a moving ceremony held two weeks ago, my son Matan, an IDF Reserves Lt. Colonel who commanded the 134th battalion on Israel’s norther border, transferred command of his beloved battalion to his friend and deputy, Manny Ventura. As...

About Me

For the past 20 years, Karen Katzman-Hanan has directed the Israel Office of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and represents a U.S. philanthropic foundation in Israel. Karen holds a Master of Public Administration from New York University and made Aliyah in 1984. She is a mother of 4 children and lives in Even Yehuda, Israel. She and her husband, Wayne, a figure skating coach, share 6 grandchildren.