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Mike Levy

Mike Levy

A Wealth of Embezzlers

The case exposes a danger for nonprofit organizations like synagogues, which may rely on volunteer lay leadership for much of their financial management and oversight.

He’s Always Been Fyvush

Comedy Nite 2002 started out as a fundraising evening for Hillel at Pierce and Valley colleges on Saturday, Jan. 26. It quickly turned into a mutual admiration society meeting when Fyvush Finkel showed up. The evening\’s honoree gave as good as he got, praising Hillel for providing \”a bissel of Yiddishkeit\” and encouraging the parents in the audience to \”tell these students never to give up.\”

On Hertzberg’s Horizon

Even though Robert Hertzberg will step down from the speakership of the California Assembly on Feb. 6, he still has plenty to say. The Sherman Oaks Democrat, as a rule, keeps busy.

Un ‘Common’ Characters

Two garbage bags full of dead birds separate four Brooklyn buddies from their dreams in actor-playwright Matthew Klein\’s debut production, \”The Common Man.\”

Budget Worries

Gov. Gray Davis\’ proposed state budget for 2002-2003 has local Jewish organizations worried. With the state\’s approximately $12 billion deficit (in a proposed $98 billion budget) covered by program cuts, along with loans and spending deferrals, local agencies such as Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Jewish Vocational Service may face a significant reduction in funding.

Bicoastal Mensch

With the election to pick his successor in the Studio City-to-Sunland seat scheduled for March 5, The Journal caught up with Joel Wachs to reminisce about 30 years of L.A. politics and his new hometown.

Leave the Czech

Vivien Straus grew up on a 660-acre kosher, organic dairy farm on the outskirts of a town of 50 in Marin County.

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