The Nation and The World
Jewish Journal
July 27, 2006
A California philanthropist has donated $25 million to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
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July 27, 2006
Groups Rally to Raise Funds for Israel During Crisis
Tom Tugend
July 27, 2006
Jewish organizations throughout the Los Angeles area, as well as supportive Christian groups, are shifting their fundraising efforts into high gear to succor civilians and soldiers in embattled Israel.
‘Restless’ Hunk Reveals Family Secret: He’s Jewish
Naomi Pfefferman
July 27, 2006
Diamont — a 21-year \”Restless\” veteran — has been sworn to secrecy about future episodes. He says he only learned of his character\’s true name upon reading a script a couple months ago. He was so startled that he telephoned head writer Lynn Latham, who confirmed that Kaplan was Jewish.
Clowning Around
Hank Rosenfeld
July 27, 2006
Some of my best friends are clowns. I know that sounds like a line, but it\’s true. Jewish clowns, too. Back East, there\’s Dr. Meatloaf and Dr. Noodle (aka Stephen Ringold and Ilene Weiss). They\’re in the CCU, the \”Clown Care Unit\” of the Big Apple Circus. Like badchens (Yiddish for clown) for the broken up, they play hospitals instead of weddings.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me a Donation Match
Chanan Tigay
July 27, 2006
A longtime Jewish organizational professional and fundraiser, Hyman last year launched the Center for Entrepreneurial Jewish Philanthropy (CEJP) to support and advise philanthropists who are considering major gifts to Jewish and Israel-related causes.
Q & A With Ehud Danoch
Amy Klein
July 27, 2006
Ehud Danoch, who has served as consul general of Israel in Los Angeles since October 2004, has been working round the clock since fighting first broke out between Israel and its neighbors in late June.
Students Draw on Movie for Tolerance Mural Inspiration
Lisa Hirschmann
July 27, 2006
Gayle Gale started Kids for Peace after she returned to Los Angeles from a series of trips to Israel as a visiting artist at Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba in 1994 and 1995. With assistance from the local Israeli consulate and a grant obtained with help from the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity from the Jewish Community Foundation, she set out to teach youth about Israel through artistic means. In the years since, Gale has found herself doing much more.
It May Be Time to Change Goals, Ideas on Philanthropy
Michael Steinhardt
July 27, 2006
We are donors to universities, museums, orchestras and hospitals, but when it comes to Jewish philanthropy, we fall short. Today, perhaps 20 percent or less of Jewish giving goes to Jewish causes.
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