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Esther D. Kustanowitz
August 14, 2019
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jewish
StandWithUs launching new Israel advocacy training for teenagers
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2012
The pro-Israel education and advocacy group StandWithUs is launching a new program to help train 48 teenagers from around the U.S. as proactive leaders on their future college campuses.
Local teens to compete for gold at Maccabi Games
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2008
At the same time Southland Jewish Olympians like Jason Lezak and Dara Torres medaled in Beijing, the next generation of local athletes was preparing to compete in events of their own.
A night at the homeless shelter
Jackie Greenspan
November 30, 2006
545 San Pedro Street is an address I will never forget.
It is the Union Rescue Mission downtown, inhabited by homeless individuals that reside in their designated corners on Skid Row. My school, Milken Community High School, offered a community service experience for 21 students, and I found myself at the Union Rescue Mission.
The Bittersweet Meaning of Mud
Natalie Katz
August 3, 2006
There is one program in particular that embodies all of the emotionalism and meaning of machon summer: Tza\’adah. Tza\’adah is a five-day, four-night overnight trip that takes campers far from the boundaries of camp and into the nature of Northern California, where we bond with friends, while experiencing the outdoors.
Spectator – Teens Band Together in Music Battle
Ali Austerlitz
July 13, 2006
Similar citywide musical battles have met with much success in the Jewish communities of Vancouver and Miami, among others. Such an event, though, seems tailor-made for Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world.
Where Will a Teen’s Schooling Continue?
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
December 23, 2004
When Amy Cohen graduated from Adat Ari El\’s day school in 2003, her family faced a decision: Where would she continue her education?
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