Briefs: Olympic-Pico traffic plans on hold; Pearl lecturer says Israel is not surrounded by hostile
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March 9, 2008
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Show Gaza Sympathies to the Other
David N. Myers
August 25, 2005
The disengagement from Gaza has exposed raw emotions and wrenching scenes of families being uprooted from their homes of decades.
Religion Briefs: All Are Welcome
Amy Klein
August 18, 2005
Religion. Within the parameters of Judaism it can mean many things.
Wilshire Boulevard Gambles on Future
Gaby Wenig
November 11, 2004
On any given day, Wilshire Boulevard Temple\’s Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus in West Los Angeles is a hub of activity. Built seven years ago for $30 million, the campus attracted new members like a magnet. They came flocking to enroll their children in day school or religious school or attend the many other activities the campus offered.
Now it wants to repeat its success in a part of town that is far less congruous with Jewish life than the Westside: Koreatown. The temple is planning on spending $30 million to revamp its Wilshire Boulevard property and to turn it into a major Mid-City Jewish destination.
Congress Weighs Nonprofit Security
Idan Ivri
June 3, 2004
The High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004 currently before Congress would allocate $100 million in grants and up to $250 million in government-guaranteed loans for security improvements to nonprofit organizations in 2005, with similar amounts in 2006 and 2007, along with $50 million in grants to law enforcement.
Promoting Medical Care in Israel
Beverly Gray
September 4, 2003
Even when Jews packed medical school classrooms, there were few organizations dedicated to their special concerns.
The Circuit
Michael Aushenker
May 15, 2003
All traces of the solemnity and sadness of Holocaust Remembrance Day were gone by nightfall when the gang from New York-based Heeb Magazine threw their first West Coast party at the Hollywood-and-Vine hotspot Deep.
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