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Inside Uganda: Home of the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world
Moving and Shaking: Jewish World Watch, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and more
Anti-genocide organization Jewish World Watch (JWW) has named Diana Buckhantz as its new board chair, according to a Jan. 3 announcement by the organization.
Local groups rally support for Syrian refugees
With the number of Syrian refugees climbing above 4 million, local Jewish organizations are taking note and reaching out.
Moving and shaking: ‘Mad Men’ Day, Jewish World Watch and more
Bill Bernstein assumed the position of executive director at Jewish World Watch (JWW) on June 15, succeeding interim executive director Patti Koltnow, who had held the job since Michael Jeser, the organization’s previous full-time executive director, departed in January.
Moving and shaking: Zimmer Children’s Museum, NCJWLA thrift shops and more
Local community leaders named to the annual Jewish Daily Forward 50 include Israeli-American Council Chairman Shawn Evenhaim; Rabbi Eliyahu Fink of Pacific Jewish Center in Venice; Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and Micah Wexler of Wexler’s Deli.
The Mensch List: She has tzedakah in the bag
Maya Steinberg, 17, never imagined that Purses for Peace, the bat mitzvah project she started when she was 12, would be so successful.
Calendar: December 21-January 3
Forget the movies — the man is making music. With more than 35 years of bringing New Orleans-inspired music to audiences all over the world, the band has mastered creating the sounds Allen has loved since childhood, including nods to George Lewis, Jimmie Noone and Louis Armstrong.
Moving and Shaking: JWW presents Survivors’ Legacy Award, TBH hosts Feed the Hungry Feast
Jewish World Watch (JWW) presented its Survivors’ Legacy Award — which recognizes activists who honor the legacy of the Holocaust by responding to genocide wherever it occurs — to the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy on Nov. 17.