Shock. Disbelief. Disappointment. Frustration. Anger. Cynicism. Sadness. All were in large supply among supporters of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) during a round of public meetings held this week to break the news of the JCC financial crisis.
As a longtime Jewish Community Center (JCC) devotee and one-time Hollywood-Los Feliz director, I find our community\’s possible loss of any part of the JCC system as tragic and appalling (\”Flourish, Not Fail\” and \”JCCs in Jeopardy,\” Nov. 30).
By rights, this should be a one-candle Chanukah.
A leading Arab think tank is backing an old strategy — to defeat the Jewish State from within by encouraging the growth of its Arab population.
Blanche Ruth Sacks of Calabasas passed away suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001.
Location is a huge relationship issue in this vast city with no feasible public transportation. It must be taken into account. Can a couple separated by freeways and 45 minutes survive? Allow me to submit that urban sprawl isn\’t just bad for the environment, it\’s brutal on dating.
As we prepare for the start of Chanukah this Sunday night, with menorahs, dreidels, presents and latkes, I wonder if we realize that Chanukah was stolen.
Shanghai resident Seth Kaplan got tired of celebrating the High Holy days in rented hotel spaces while the city\’s oldest intact synagogue sat empty, deteriorating just a few miles away.
The election of Dr. Riccardo Di Segni as the new chief rabbi of Rome opens the latest chapter in the tumultuous life of a Jewish community that traces its history back to the days of the Maccabees.
Legend tells us that Judah and the strapping young Maccabees faced the mighty Syrian army and defeated it against all obstacles.
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