Her grandkids’ friends refer to her as the “tech grandma.” At 101 years of age, not only is she healthy, engaged, and fit, but she is also an accomplished Facebook, email, iPad, and Mac user. Her friends (most over 90) often cluster around her computer while she searches Google for information they want about a movie or political candidate. She has 70 Facebook friends. She supports political causes and charities and she is a WRJ Individual Member. Despite her age, she is an advocate for social justice – on June 1st, she wore...

Every year on June 20, we honor the resilience and courage of refugees and celebrate their contributions to our communities and to our entire nation.

Today, we face a global refugee crisis of an unprecedented scale. The 65.5 million people displaced worldwide exceeds any number in recorded history. The number of refugees worldwide has risen to 22.5 million, over half of whom are under the age of 18. We see crises like that in Syria, where 50% of its current population is displaced, and Burma, a situation that’s been described as the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis. It’s...