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JNF Online, Raichel Streams Concert, Coping With Virus
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Jewish National Fund (JNF) has launched a suite of live and on-demand videos to help older members of the community feel connected.
On March 24,...
Guardians Real Estate Dinner, Sephardic Temple Centennial Celebration
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The Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home held its annual real estate dinner on March 5 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.
The event drew...
BDJ Gala, Top Cop Awards, AJU Reception
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Modern Orthodox congregation B’nai David-Judea (BDJ) held its annual banquet dinner on Feb. 23 at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills.
The event sold out 10...
Save A Heart Gala, NCSY West Coast Turns 50
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Save A Heart Foundation (SAHF) celebrated its annual gala at Sinai Temple on Feb. 8.
The foundation honored Beverly Hills cardiologist Dr. Harold Karpman with...
IDF Program, United Hatzalah Raises $15M
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Some 500 supporters of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, D.C., gathered Feb. 26 at the Beverly Hilton hotel to honor...
Rivlin Honored at UCLA, Armenian Genocide Talk
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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin accepted the UCLA Israel Studies Award on Feb. 18, presented by the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel...
Israel Bonds Event, AMIT Gala, Art Awards
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Nearly 80 young Jewish professionals turned out to AMIT Los Angeles’ NewGen AMIT and Greet on Feb. 5, featuring the artwork of local artist Fabian Lijtmaer.
“It’s exciting to...
JNF Breakfast, Yad Vashem Event, ‘Shoah’ Screening
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American Society for Yad Vashem held the first of its three-part series “#EducateAgainstHate” at Sfixio restaurant in Beverly Hills, on Jan. 30.
During the event,...
BJE and BTS Galas, Bat Mitzvah Gift Bags
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Beit T’Shuvah (BTS) held its 28th annual gala at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 26.
The event, which raised more than $2.2 million for the...
Rabbi Sacks, Pope Greets Hier, Nazarians Feted
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Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) Dean and Founder Rabbi Marvin Hier participated in a delegation of international leaders that met with Pope Francis at the...
JFSGPV Meeting, JFS Care CEO, Interfaith Forum
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The Jewish Federation of Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys (JFSGPV) held its 25th annual meeting on Jan. 12 at the Pasadena Jewish Temple...
Sports Stars at JNF Event, Yachad Leadership Dinner
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In a show of support for Jewish National Fund (JNF), over 1,000 people filled the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton for JNF’s 15th annual...
Educator Awards, Jewish Symphony Event, AMIT
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The 30th annual Jewish Educator Awards (JEA) luncheon, organized by the Milken Family Foundation and BJE: Builders of Jewish Education, was held on Dec....
Camp Ramah Gala, StandWithUs Event Raises $4M
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Camp Ramah honored Lesley and Jeff Wolman at its sold-out gala at Sinai Temple on Dec. 8.
The Wolmans are active in their synagogue, Sinai...
Shabbat Across LA, Gap Year Fair, Holocaust Film
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The Shabbat candles glowed even more brightly on Dec. 6 when more than 100 hosts throughout the community opened their homes to more than...
Beit Issie Shapiro Event, Haddish is Bat Mitzvah
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Local community leaders came together on Nov. 21 to celebrate Beit Issie Shapiro, a leading Israeli disability organization based in Ra’anana that will celebrate...
Challah Bake, NDF Gala, Ji’s New Leader
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Milken Community Schools held its third annual community-wide challah bake, during which 500 people prepared challah for Shabbat.
Attendees at the Nov. 14 event at...
Israel Bonds Event, Jewish Home Gala, HUC-JIR Chief
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A recent Israel Bonds event in Los Angeles featured high-profile Israeli leaders, including former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles Hillel...
Israel Film Festival Awards, Friends of IDF Gala
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The opening night gala of the 33rd Israel Film Festival (IFF) honored independent producer Arthur Cohn with the 2019 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award and...
JFS Center, Poms Prizes, Rabbi Joins Temple Judea
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After an inspiring “Topping Off” ceremony at Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles’ (JFS) new flagship service center site on Fairfax Avenue, marking the...
JWW Global Soul Winners, LAMOTH Honorees
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Anti-genocide organization Jewish World Watch (JWW) held its annual Global Soul gala on Oct. 24 at the Ray Kurtzman Theater at Creative Artists Agency...
Shalom Institute Gala, Milken Teacher Awards
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The Shalom Institute held its “Garden of Eatin’” benefit event on Oct. 19 at the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue.
The gathering raised funds for...
Bel Air Affaire, Yom Kippur With Big Names
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American Friends of Hebrew University (AFHU), which raises funds and awareness for Hebrew University in Jerusalem, held its 11th annual Bel Air Affaire fundraiser...
Movers & Shakers: Larger Than Life Gala, Tikvah Fund Event
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At the Larger Than Life gala event in the Beverly Hilton, 37 children stood onstage singing “Yad Beyad” (“Hand in Hand”), a song by...
Israel Bonds, Temple Aliyah, Refugee Panel
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Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds’ Platinum Society held an event at the home of local real estate, investment and philanthropy leaders Debbie and Naty...
Shaare Zedek, Friendship Circle, JCF
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Rabbi Danny Illulian, director of education at the JEM Community Center, orchestrated the inaugural Shofar Factory event at Beverly Hills High School’s Jewish Culture Club...
Sheba Lunch, Israel Bonds, Thane Rosenbaum
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Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds Los Angeles held a private Prime Minister’s Club reception on Sept. 9, welcoming the newly appointed Consul General of...
Movers & Shakers: APN Luncheon, Cancer Fundraiser, AJC Leader
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The American Jewish Committee (AJC) named civil rights advocate and communal leader Richard Hirschhaut as its Los Angeles director, effective Sept. 3.
“We are thrilled to...
Chabad Telethon Tops $3.7M; Israel Pre-Election Vote
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The 39th annual Chabad “To Life” telethon on Sept. 1 raised close to $4 million for West Coast Chabad operations.
The event commemorated the life...
Opioids Talk, Charity Bike Ride, Selma Visit
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During a visit to Southern California, Technion associate professor Itamar Kahn led a conversation with community members about his and his team’s dedication to...
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Middle East
Haley Calls On Trump Admin to Release Report on Number of Palestinian Refugees
Nikki Haley called on the administration to declassify a report detailing the current number of Palestinian refugees who are receiving aid from the UNRWA.
News
Professor On Leave After Tweeting ‘COVID-19 Is Another Jewish Revolution’
A professor at a university in Michigan has been placed on administrative leave after the student newspaper unearthed a series of his anti-Semitic tweets.
Israel
Court Ruling Means Young Jerusalem Arabs Face Easier Route to Israeli Citizenship
A previously unpublished regulatory clause, outlining relaxed requirements for young adult legal permanent residents applying to become Israeli citizens, has become public by order of the Jerusalem District Court.
Israel
Jerusalem College of Technology’s Nursing School Renamed
The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) announced on November 24 that it is renaming the nationally renowned nursing school to the Selma Jelinek School...
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