Briefs: Palestinians riot near Jerusalem dig; Brandeis threatened with loss of donations
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2007
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Angels in the hood
David Suissa
February 1, 2007
It makes you wonder: How many Yaelle and Nouriel Cohens have come to the rescue of fellow Jews over our history? Thanks to people like Yaelle and Nouriel Cohen, we don\’t have to answer that question.
Webb’s progressive center gift inspired by family’s future
Naomi Glauberman
January 25, 2007
The citations on Webb\’s office walls are just part of the philanthropic tale. A thick binder, bursting with letters, photographs and newspaper clippings, provides still more information on a long life dedicated to resurrecting the Jewish community. Leafing through the record of his giving — schools, hospitals, synagogues, universities — his delight is palpable.
Fran Rosenfield: All About the Children
Adam Wills
December 28, 2006
Rosenfield started out collecting donations for one caseworker from the Department of Children and Family Service, and found she was so successful at motivating people to give that she adopted another caseworker a year later. Before long the former personnel manager had adopted the entire North Hollywood office.
Eve Marcus: Soul of the Food Pantry
Jane Ulman
December 28, 2006
\”Eve is the soul of the Food Pantry. She just knows that people cannot be hungry and we need to do whatever is necessary,\” said Joy Grau, a member of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in Studio City and a 15-year volunteer.
Bittersweet symphonies: the Pearls struggle to find life after Daniel’s death
Tom Tugend
September 28, 2006
Music was Daniel Pearl\’s avocation, but journalism was his profession. In pursuit of a story on Al Qaeda\’s financial ties, the then-38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped in early 2002 in Pakistan and beheaded by Islamic extremists.
Happy Rosh Hashanah: swastika flags fly over SoCal, Florida highways
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2006
Israel Donations Stimulate — and Don’t Hurt — Local Fundraising
Marc Ballon
September 7, 2006
Israel\’s military campaign in Lebanon has left the Jewish state spiritually and financially drained. The overall cost of the conflict, including the amount spent on the war and business losses in northern Israel, exceeds $7 billion, according to The Israel Project, a nonprofit, pro-Israeli advocacy group.
Local organizations seek funds to help Israel
Jewish Journal
August 17, 2006
Some of the local organizations collecting donations to aid Israel in its time of crisis.
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