This is what it takes to resettle a refugee
Eitan Arom
February 24, 2016
San Diego could hardly be more different from the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement.
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JFS expands its own heart in the heart of L.A.
Ryan Torok
April 1, 2015
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFS) is in the midst of what leadership is describing as a “new era,” a $36 million capital campaign that will result in the renovation of its Freda Mohr Multipurpose Center and the relocation of its headquarters there.
Moving and shaking: Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny, BJE and more
Ryan Torok
January 14, 2015
Temple Beth Am held an installation ceremony for Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny and recognized Associate Rabbi Ari Lucas on Dec. 13.
Tikkun Olam: Retired, but not from good deeds
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2014
Retirement hasn’t stopped Sharon Mayer from working, and she’s not alone.
Moving and Shaking: ADL’s Entertainment Industry Awards, Bend the Arc gala
Ryan Torok
May 21, 2014
Actress, producer and philanthropist Roma Downey, who was born in Northern Ireland, speculated that Jesus must have been Irish, too.
Social services come to shul
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2014
What would you do if you had to talk someone out of a suicide? Or advise someone facing an eviction? Or help a person who just went bankrupt?
Shutdown may affect Jewish social services
Jared Sichel
October 1, 2013
Congress’ failure to authorize discretionary spending for the new fiscal year won’t only impact about 800,000 federal workers or the Americans looking to visit national parks. It may also affect local Jewish social service organizations that rely in part on federal funding.
Moving and Shaking: Ziering family honored, IRF elects new president, JFS honors former president
Ryan Torok
June 13, 2013
Temple Beth Am honored the Ziering family for its generosity to the Los Angeles Jewish community, Israel, the arts and numerous philanthropic organizations around the world on May 29 with a concert gala that featured performances by Placido Domingo, Melissa Manchester and Cantor Magda Fishman.
Eric Garcetti: Keep an eye out for seniors
Bill Boyarsky
May 29, 2013
The small turnout at the Los Angeles polls for the mayoral election on May 21 is cited as evidence that most Angelenos don’t care whether City Hall is open, closed or simply blown away.
Letters to the Editor: JFS, Jackie Robinson, Doheny Meats
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2013
How terribly unfortunate that a Jewish communal professional who has done more than anyone else to raise awareness about domestic violence and abuse of all kinds, and whose efforts have revolutionized the way these topics are dealt with within a segment of the Jewish community previously underserved, should be smeared in this way.
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