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Filmmakers on a mission to tell Palestinians’ stories

A new generation of Palestinian filmmakers is intent on telling \”the people stories you don\’t hear about\” rather than staying true to form with films charged with political messages such as \”Israel\’s Occupation\” or \”Nakba\” (the great catastrophe, referring to Israel).

Moving and shaking: FIDF Gala, Texas Hold’em Poker Classic, Our House and more

Hollywood A-listers Barbra Streisand, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Pamela Anderson were among those who attended the eighth annual Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Western Region Gala on Nov. 6; the event raised an unprecedented $33 million to fund the educational, cultural, social and economic needs of IDF soldiers and their families.\n

Q&A with Federation head Jay Sanderson

At the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual General Assembly (GA), held this year in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 9-11, thousands of Jewish professional and lay leaders filled a conference center and hotel to listen to famous and powerful Jews, including two Supreme Court justices and the Israeli prime minister (via telecast), sit through breakout sessions and, most important, network with one another and share ideas that have been tested at Jewish Federations across the country.

Waxman honored at UCLA Hillel

Dignitaries, students and Jewish community members gathered on Nov. 10 at Hillel at UCLA to celebrate the legacy of U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and the 40 years he has spent representing the area.

ADL notes accomplishments, road ahead, at annual meeting

Some 300 lay and professional leaders from across the United States gathered Nov. 6-8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the annual Anti-Defamation League (ADL) national meeting, which offered both good and bad news, as well as an upcoming changing of the organization’s guard.

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