Michael Aushenker
Morgan Muses
The close of Todd Morgan\’s tenure as chairman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles could not have come at a more chaotic time: post-Sept. 11, with the umbrella outreach nonprofit still reeling from recent layoffs and its much publicized and scrutinized role in L.A.\’s Jewish Community Centers crisis.
Straight Outta Calabasas
Calabasas may sound like an unlikely origin for a rap magazine, especially one started by a young, Jewish teen.
Westside JCC May be Rescued
Of the five doomed Los Angeles area Jewish Community Centers (JCC), at least one center\’s membership is not rolling over without a fight. About 100 members showed up for a Sunday morning emergency meeting Dec. 23 at the Westside JCC\’s Birch Auditorium, where, in a dramatic turn of events, members raised the lion\’s share of the $129,000 needed by Dec. 31 to keep most of the WJCC in operation at least until June 30. At the meeting, Paula Pearlman, Westside JCC advisory board leader, shared with the membership the fiscal breakdown of what it would take to keep the center open in the short and long term.
Daily News Cartoon Provokes Anger, Apology
An editorial cartoon that ran on the Editorials & Letters page of the Los Angeles Daily News on Dec. 21 outraged readers with an image that confused as much as it provoked.
The Race for Resolution
The Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) on Monday announced an emergency plan to restructure their organization in an attempt to keep an uninterrupted JCC presence in Los Angeles.
JFS Picks Up Several JCC Services
Effective Jan. 1, Jewish Family Service (JFS) will take over some key JCC services — SOVA Kosher Food Pantry, Israel Levin Senior Adult Center, and Westside JCC\’s Social Day Care Center for seniors and people with disabilities. At the annual JCCGLA meeting, Jewish Federation President John Fishel told The Journal that his outreach organization wants to preserve the continuity of these JCC programs.
Beyond the Cover
\nMany know author Walter Mosley as the creator of the popular Central L.A.-set Easy Rawlins detective series of which the book \”Devil in a Blue Dress,\” became a film starring Denzel Washington. But what is not as well-known is Mosley\’s Jewish background on his mother\’s side.
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