jewish vocational service of los angeles Archives

Moving & Shaking: Helgard and Irwin Field receive lifetime achievement award, JVSLA holds fundraiser at wax museum

Ryan Torok September 28, 2017

Moving and shaking: Early Childhood Center, JVS, AFOBIS and more

Ryan Torok September 16, 2015

Burbank Mayor Bob Frutos participated in the Aug. 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the Harry Rubinfeld Jewish Education Center, an expansion of the Early Childhood Center (ECC) at Burbank Temple Emanu El.

Will Jews reject Donald Sterling gifts?: Jewish organizations recoil at Clippers owner’s comments

Jewish Journal April 29, 2014

Recent comments attributed to Donald Sterling, the Jewish owner of the NBA\’s Los Angeles Clippers who was banned for life from the team by the league’s commissioner on April 29, have been denounced as racist by numerous area Jewish organizations, some of which have received donations amounting to tens of thousands of dollars from the embattled owner.

Retraining programs get unemployment bump

Jewish Journal January 4, 2012

Courtney Myrick, 27, trained to be a massage therapist several years ago but found that customer service jobs paid the bills. After 10 years in the industry, however, jobs became scarce and less stable.