A Call for Support
February 11, 1999
Few people look forward to being asked for money. But Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles\’ largest single day of fund raising each the year, is the exception.
Ruth Stroud
Making Do with More
January 28, 1999
Was the United Jewish Fund 1998 campaign up, down or flat? It depends on how you interpret the numbers.
USC & HUC: A Winning Partnership
January 28, 1999
In the annals of party-going, the dinner hosted by USC President Steven Sample and his wife, Kathryn, at their impressive San Marino estate home last week, ranked right up near the top.
Israel Beyond 1999
January 14, 1999
Now that a year of reviewing and celebrating Israel\’s first half century has passed, it\’s time to ponder the next 50 years. That\’s the premise behind a daylong conference taking place on Jan. 24 in West Los Angeles.
Pledging to Produce
January 7, 1999
Fifty-one years after going door to door and soliciting funds to help the fledgling State of Israel get off the ground, Jake Farber is at it again.
Images of Israel
December 10, 1998
Robert Cumins was working on the staff of his junior high school paper in Fair Lawn, N.J., when he had his first scoop.
The Cardinal Comes to the Board of Rabbis
December 3, 1998
In a historic address to the Board of Rabbis of Southern California last week, Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, called for the elimination of centuries of Catholic and Christian anti-Semitic teaching and a new era of Catholic-Jewish understanding and cooperation.
An Art Form
November 12, 1998
Artists from places as far afield as Brooklyn, Baltimore and Tal-Shahar, Israel, and as near as Beverly Hills will be exhibiting at the 18th annual Festival of Jewish Artisans at Temple Isaiah on Nov. 21-22. Among the crafts on the display will be sandblasted glass, ceramics, gold and silver jewelry, textiles, calligraphy, papercutting, photography and inlaid wood. Eleven of the 28 artists are new to the festival, but many have been exhibiting in the social hall of the Pico Boulevard synagogue for years.
Returning Home
November 5, 1998
There\’s no place like home, but getting people to agree where home should be has not been easy for the Los Angeles Jewish Federation. Last week, the organization\’s board voted unanimously to return in two years to the 12-story building at 6505 Wilshire Blvd., which has been the Federation\’s home for 22 of the last 23 years.
Jews, Propositions and Voting Attrition
October 29, 1998
For the first time in several elections, there are no state propositions on the November ballot that are clearly rousing Jewish communal organizations. Yet, at an open forum last week at Stephen S. Wise Temple, close to 200 people showed up to listen to experts discuss the initiatives.
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