Articles written by Claudia Green

Claudia Green, Special to the Heritage|Jul 26, 2013

Three months into her position as executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, Olga Yorish is even more determined to make a positive impact on our lives. Born in St Petersburg, Russia, the former refusenik has selflessly dedicated the past 20 years to Jewish Federations, having recently spent 5 ½ years serving as executive director in Greater New Bedford, Mass. “It was a very tired, old fashioned organization that had lost its way. It’s now not the same Federation I foun... Full story