Carla Olman Peperzak, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor, had a middle school named after her in Spokane, Washington.

In the heated New Mexico congressional race for the 3rd district, Teresa Leger Fernandez is challenging Valerie Plame.

In the "Jews Across America" episode 187, the podcast celebrates the diversity of Jewish life in the United States.

Mitch Albom, a former member of Temple Beth Shalom's USY chapter, became a successful author after his early days as a musician in a band.