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Philanthropy project puts teens in charge

Jewish Journal June 6, 2012

Solly Hess, West Coast regional director of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY), was looking for ways to get Jewish teenagers motivated about charitable giving last summer. With the help of Brandon Lurie, a YULA Boys student and NCSY regional board member, he came up with a project that would eventually make an impact on youth as well as the local Jewish community: the Teen Philanthropy Movement.

The giving network

Dikla Kadosh October 21, 2011

Later this month, the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk will become Caesarea, the Israeli amphitheater renowned for its magical atmosphere and unparalleled performances.

Give until it hurts

Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin April 26, 2011

Two Jewish philanthropists were overheard disagreeing about how to give charity. “I only support Jewish causes — the Jewish people need our help more than anyone else in the world,” Cohen said.

A Big Giver

Rob Eshman March 22, 2007

Anyone who cares about the future of Jewish life in Los Angeles eventually explodes in frustration over the community\’s inability to tap its own enormous wealth.

Social Justice gets new address on Pico

Amy Klein December 14, 2006

When Max Webb was interned at 18 different concentration camps during the Holocaust, he made a promise. \”If he survived, he would make sure he would contribute to the advancement of the Jewish people and Judaism in any way he could,\” said his grandson, Greg Podell, the director of the Max Webb Family Foundation.
Webb has made good on that promise, donating to causes in Israel and to local Jewish charities, including The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. And now, as he\’s about to turn 90, his foundation has purchased a plot of land for $3 million for a center to house two socially conscious Jewish organizations.

Family foundations pave new philanthropic path

Marc Ballon November 30, 2006

There was a time when Jewish philanthropists would crack open their checkbooks at least once a year and make a big contribution to Jewish federations and other Jewish agencies. That was just how it was done.No more.

Baltimore grant could set day school trend

Jacob Berkman November 30, 2006

Jewish day school officials are looking at a recent $15 million tuition-relief grant from the Baltimore-based Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore as a trend-setting move to alleviate one of the biggest challenges facing Jewish education.

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