December 14, 2000

Celebrating the Rebirth of ‘L.A.’s Jewish Headquarters’

Michael Aushenker December 14, 2000

The Jewish Federation Goldsmith Center — reborn state-of-the-art headquarters of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles — enjoyed a splashy grand-opening celebration on Dec. 10. Originally slated as a community-wide event, the Donor Recognition Ceremony served as a formal thank-you to lead contributors, such as Elaine and Bram Goldsmith, the building\’s namesakes. With an original $5-million matching gift, the Goldsmith family launched the capital campaign for the 12-story building\’s two-year refurbishing process, which corrected damage incurred from the Northridge quake.

Remembrance Through Art

Tom Tugend December 14, 2000

\nThe Holocaust, impossible to grasp in its entirety, has been depicted, in part, through every conceivable format and medium. Two joint exhibitions, now at The Jewish Federation\’s Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, surprise with new and affecting insights into the measureless catastrophe.

Teaching Cops Tolerance

David Evanier December 14, 2000

There\’s enough work to go around for everyone in teaching tolerance and diversity to law enforcement in California, according to the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Got Gelt?

Rabbi Daniel Brenner December 14, 2000

Teaching the next generation about money — its value, what to do with it, how to use it — is not such an easy task.

Choosing to See the Forest

Rabbi Dov Fischer December 14, 2000

Santa Clauses and tannenbaums and songs of a virgin mother and her infant. The songs are ubiquitous and cannot be escaped, whether at the malls or in the movie theaters or at the supermarket. The television programs all have special Christmas episodes. It really is quite everywhere.

Chanukah Specials

Tom Tugend December 14, 2000

Amidst a blizzard of Christmas specials, the commercial networks are giving short shrift to Chanukah, so it\’s up to public television and radio stations to pick up the slack. KCET (PBS, Channel 28) is putting the emphasis on the culinary delights of Chanukah with the following programs: