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Charlotte Hildebrand

Charlotte Hildebrand

LAUSD president gets lesson in partnership

When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa held a news conference on Friday, May 18, to announce his decision to end a yearlong legal battle to take control of Los Angeles schools, Board of Education President Marlene Canter was standing by his side.

Healing community rises from life-threatening illness

One out of eight women develop the disease over a lifetime, and the older a woman is, the higher her risk.To make matters worse, Jewish women have a slightly higher incidence of the disease.But no matter how low a risk factor you may have — no family members with breast cancer, you had your children before the age of 35 and eat healthily — the disease will strike some of the best of us.

Don’t Let Affirmative Action Fade

Why is the Louisville case so important? Why should we, as Jews, care about its outcome, especially if our children may not even attend public schools? Is affirmative action even relevant in 2006, in our schools, in our world? What are the benefits of diversity in education anyway?

Hospice Option Gains Jewish Supporters

In the last few weeks of her life, Barbara Sherman had the help of Jewish Hospice Project-Los Angeles, which offers spiritual end-of-life care for the Jewish community, regardless of religious affiliation. Sherman, whom her family describes as a life-long spiritual seeker, was brought back to her roots upon hearing Jewish songs and prayers in her final days.

Say ‘Hi’ to a College Before You Pick One

Every year, the college tour is a rite of passage for students and parents alike, but for some it becomes an occupation. I wanted to make it simple, that is, wait until after my son was accepted, but before we had to give notification to colleges, a two-week period between April 15 and May 1. Had I known that our three-day, three-state, three-college tour was going to be so hectic I might have planned otherwise. I worried: Was this too much pressure, in too little time, to make such an important decision? What was the best approach?

Although there were no right or wrong answers, this rite of passage was harder than I thought to get right: for every decision, another better one could have been made. Of course, I get to do it all over again in four years when my daughter goes to college.

Jewish Women Fight for Choice

Fran Teller of the National Council of Jewish Women known as \”Madame NCJW,\” is one of the many Jewish women who keep a vigilant watch over reproductive freedoms in the United States. She has been active on the issue even before the U.S. Supreme Court\’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that gave women the right to chose an abortion — and she is concerned.

Where Immigrants Once Mingled

After World War II, when Japanese Americans were sent home from internment camps in Wyoming and Arizona, many found their lives had changed in untold ways. For Kenji Tanaguchi, his return to Boyle Heights — an immigrant community east of the Los Angeles River — was colored by what was no longer there: his family had returned to Japan, and he was left to fend for himself.

Taking It to the Streets

For years, an empty lot in Van Nuys was gathering garbage, used appliances, old furniture and was a "home" for the homeless and their shopping carts.

A Question of Need

The JBB disabilities program matches disabled men with disabled boys, regardless of whether the child has both parents at home.

One Day at a Time

The doors of the 107th Street Elementary School opened at noon; reggae music blared over the sound system and pizza was ready to be served.

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