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Earmarked for Israel

Michael Aushenker April 18, 2002

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has launched a Crisis Fund campaign designed to raise $12 million in emergency relief to address the deteriorating situations in Israel and Argentina. The announcement came just as Federation President John Fishel and Chairman Jake Farber returned from a two-day visit to Israel, as part of an emergency 40-member delegation assembled by The Federation\’s parent organization, United Jewish Communities (UJC).

The Last Seder

Florencia Arbiser March 21, 2002

For the past six years, a group of close friends in Buenos Aires have shared the second Passover seder together, along with their wives and children. But this year\’s will be their last.

‘Sunday’ Aids Argentina

Michael Aushenker February 28, 2002

Community Briefs

UJC Surveys Crisis in Argentina

Florendia Arbiser February 21, 2002

Shapira, who also co-chairs a special UJC task force on Argentina, was one of a group of UJC leaders who traveled to Buenos Aires last week to evaluate the needs of the country\’s Jews during Argentina\’s continuing economic collapse.

Indirect Victims

Rachel Pomerance February 14, 2002

An alarming number of at-risk children are among the Jewish victims of Argentina\’s economic collapse.

Forum Tries to Help Argentine Jews

Florencia Arbiser December 27, 2001

Like the more than 2 million Jews who came to the United States at the turn of the 20th century in search of the American dream, thousands went further south — to Argentina — hoping to find a brighter future.