AJU Board Leader Virginia Maas Honored for Lifetime of Service to the Community
For over 45 years, Maas has been a pillar of positivity and a staunch advocate of investing in the next generation.
For over 45 years, Maas has been a pillar of positivity and a staunch advocate of investing in the next generation.
“Within an Orthodox setting, I try to make my teachings as colorful and inclusive as possible.”
If she were to win, she’d be the first woman to hold the position, which was created in 1850. She’d also be the first Latina Jew to serve as Los Angeles City Attorney.
The $350 million project will serve as a place where high school students and adults from around the globe can gain an education and forge stronger ties with Israel.
“That’s the big plan: to have a thriving Jewish community.”
Thanks to a handful of Jewish artists, colorful and joyful paintings that depict mitzvot such as giving tzedakah, learning Torah and lighting Shabbos candles greet pedestrians and drivers around Pico-Robertson.
One of the issues she grapples with on campus is bridging the divide on Israel.
Dunner projects that classic, conservative, immersive Judaism of the kishkes. He is thoroughly traditional, and in a sense, unself-critical, steeped in the credos of Jewish history, learning and observance to the point of enchantment.
The AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report found that seventeen percent of American Jews said they were subjected to antisemitic comments in person, 12% said they were they subjected to antisemitic comments online and 3% said they were physically attacked for being Jewish.