Eitan Arom
Eitan Arom is a Jewish Journal senior writer, covering a range of local Jewish issues such as civic engagement, culture, Holocaust memory, faith-based activism, politics and people. Before that, he worked as a freelance journalist in Jerusalem, Washington D.C and Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA with bachelor's degrees in mathematics/economics and communication studies.
Study: Chabad rabbis are counselors of first resort on college campuses
Among their normal responsibilities on college campuses across America, Chabad emissaries organize events, teach Torah and engage students one-on-one in learning sessions.
Jewish state legislators ready to make an impact
In 2012, when Marc Levine and Richard Bloom were running for the California State Assembly, both were wildly outspent and widely expected to lose. Their losses would have meant an Assembly without any Jews.
Bruce Rosen: Driven by a desire to combat hunger
Bruce Rosen has worked in investment for more than three decades. On a recent Friday afternoon, he was dressed the part: dark tie, square glasses, Fitbit and suit slacks.
Mel Wacks: A Jewish Hall of Fame — in his living room
To reach the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, exit the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills and find the home of Mel and Esther Wacks on a sloping street where the only noise is the rumble of the nearby highway. Ring the buzzer and ask for Mel.
Wiesenthal Center’s Hier defends decision to appear at Trump inauguration
Sitting in his office at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, where he’s founder and dean, Rabbi Marvin Hier pushed a stack of printouts across his desk — blessings and invocations he’s delivered on behalf of four sitting U.S. presidents.
IfNotNow issues Chanukah ultimatum to Jewish Federations over Trump appointments
As soon as Josh Siegel lit two candles on the first night of Chanukah, the wind blew them out.
Montana rabbi speaks out on anti-Semitic harassment
From his youth in a western Pennsylvania steel town, Rabbi Allen Secher recalls having his head “broken open with rocks thrown behind the phrase ‘Jew bastard.’ ”
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