Early this year RWRN volunteers visited a 90-something-year-old Holocaust survivor who was in the hospital for weeks and had stopped eating. Her family was frantic. We knew that this woman’s guilty pleasure is General Hospital. Rachel posted throughout her social networks asking if anyone had connections with cast members. In a whirlwind of people wanting to do good things, two of the show’s main...
Read this fun and heartwarming article about some of Rachel’s work with Holocaust survivors at Club Nissim at the Boro Park Y.
The Beauty Queens of Boro Park
It’s nearly four years since RWRN co-founder Rachel Weingarten wrote this powerful opinion piece for amNewYork on growing antisemitism in New York. As statistics show, those numbers are only growing. We must all continue to combat hate crimes and ignorance in New York and beyond.
As part of our mission to bring everyday magic to the lives of those going through particularly times, we’re thrilled to tell you about one of our favorite bachelorettes. The RWR Network and Chris Harrison from ABC’s The Bachelor worked to bring some everyday magic to the life of a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor recovering from COVID-19. Watch the exclusive RWRN video of Chris Harrison on the...