Marlborough Defuses Anti-Israel Claim
February 2, 2006
A private girls\’ school in Hancock Park has defused accusations of anti-Israel bias in the wake of an English teacher\’s speech on the Mideast at an all-school assembly.
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Class Notes – Day School Gets $15 Million Gift
February 2, 2006
A recent gift of $15 million to the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Md., one of the largest day schools in the U.S., will help pay for the school\’s daily operation, extremely rare among large gifts, which more commonly go toward endowments or capital expansion.
Jewish Family Service is recruiting teens to volunteer as presenters in its new teen-dating violence prevention program, The Hula Project (Healthy Unions Los Angeles).
Every summer, 2,000 teenagers from around the globe attend the world\’s largest international Jewish summer camp, The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation JDC International Jewish Summer Camp in Szarvas, Hungary.
Middle school classes are invited to view \”Scream the Truth at the World,\” an exhibit of artifacts from Jewish Polish life before World War II, at the University of Judaism\’s (UJ) Platt Gallery through May 7.
With day school tuition at $11,000-$18,000 per child, per year putting the crunch on many families, the Orthodox Union (OU) has launched a tuition initiative to address both long-term and short-term solutions to what could become a crisis in Jewish education.
Food for Thought
January 5, 2006
The only thing worse than going to most luncheons is having to write about them — blow-by-blows of well-meaning, well-deserved appreciations and thank yous and speeches that go on too long.
Avi Leibovic: Guardian Angel of the Streets
January 5, 2006
Five years ago, Leibovic was approached by the prodigal son of a prominent Orthodox family for help and inspiration. Soon, their one-on-one Torah study grew into a larger group, made up mostly of recent alumni of Neve Zion, the yeshiva outside Jerusalem where Leibovic had formative experiences as a teen and young adult.
Yaelle and Nouriel Cohen: Kindness Starts at Home
January 5, 2006
The Cohens understand desperation. Eight years ago, Nouriel\’s beauty supply business went under, and the family had to give up their Beverly Hills home. He hasn\’t had steady employment since then and has had to rely on his parents and family to get by.
Class Notes – Solar-Powered Yeshiva
December 1, 2005
In what sounds like a page out of \”Star Trek,\” Yeshivat Yavneh in Hancock Park installed a 73-kilowatt photovoltaic solar array to generate energy that will cut both costs and the environmental impact of a traditional electric power supply.
A Major Reason to Study at CSUN
November 17, 2005
Two new entries for Jewish studies can be found at Cal State Northridge (CSUN) and UCLA. CSUN has introduced a major in the subject this fall, and at UCLA, the Center for Jewish Studies has launched a new program on Modern Jewish Culture.
Community Briefs
November 3, 2005
Why should I feign interest in my 9-year-old\’s latest obsession, a Lego \”Star Wars\” computer game, just as I had in his \”Backyard Baseball\” meshugash, where I got to know fictional kids and their batting averages and pet peeves?
Class Notes – A Weekend of Ethics
October 20, 2005
Scholars-in-residence Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Steven Leder and Dr. Bruce Powell will address teaching children values and ethics at Brandeis-Bardin Institute\’s family weekend Nov. 19-21. Sponsored by The Jewish Journal, the weekend will explore how ethics interface with spirituality, social justice, education and consumerism. Renowned child development specialist Dr. Ian Russ will address how kids learn ethics, and an expert from Merrill Lynch will discuss saving for your children and grandchildren.
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