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Wrap Party in Redondo Beach

Ruth Stroud December 7, 2000

Debbie Simmons earns her living as a CPA in Brentwood. But evenings, weekends and every other spare minute during the holidays and many other free moments during the year find Simmons shopping for bargain toys and wrapping paper, scanning the shelves or standing in checkout lines at Toys \’R\’ Us, Target, the 99 Cents Only store and Party World. She\’s buying Power Rangers and Barbie dolls a dozen at a time and picking up donated wrapping paper 50 rolls at a clip.

The Cardinal Comes to the Board of Rabbis

Ruth Stroud December 3, 1998

In a historic address to the Board of Rabbis of Southern California last week, Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, called for the elimination of centuries of Catholic and Christian anti-Semitic teaching and a new era of Catholic-Jewish understanding and cooperation.

Coming to Our Census

Ruth Stroud July 2, 1998

For most of this century, Los Angeles has been a city of twoelites — one predominately WASPish, the other predominately Jewish. Although they occasionally collaborated on projects such as the MusicCenter, the two worlds remained largely separate and indifferent toeach other, living in a ruling-class version of institutional apartheid.

Community

Ruth Stroud March 26, 1998

Before there was \”Ellen,\” Chastity Bono, Rock Hudson\’s death from AIDS, or AIDS itself, there was Beth Chayim Chadashim. The year was 1972, and most lesbians and gay men were deep in the closet. For four gay Jews who showed up for a rap session at Metropolitan Community Church in LosAngeles, there was no other place to seek spiritual solace. But, as welcoming as Rev. Troy Perry was, MCC was still a Christian place of worship. Many gay and lesbian Jews felt deeply alienated from thesynagogues in which they had grown up, but there were no shuls where they felt comfortable to be who they were and love who they loved.

Cover Story A Call for Support

Ruth Stroud February 19, 1998

Orli is the first to admit that she had everythinggoing for her while growing up in Brentwood: loving parents who tookher around the world, a top-flight Harvard education.

A Commitment toEducation

Ruth Stroud January 29, 1998

In a move that many see as a turning point for the future of Jewish education in Los Angeles, the Jewish Federation ofGreater Los Angeles board agreed last week to almost double the amount that the Federation gives to Jewish day and Hebrew schools.

Gearing Up for 50

Ruth Stroud January 22, 1998

The peace process is stalled, pluralism issues remain unresolved and the Netanyahu government is in turmoil. But organizers of a major, star-studded 50th anniversary tribute to Israel later this year are focusing their attention on celebration, not contention. Indeed, a rare in-gathering of major Hollywood celebrities, Jewish communal officials and organizational leaders has come together to mark Israel\’s first half century.

My First Trip to Israel

Ruth Stroud December 4, 1997

\”I know your relatives all think you\’re crazy, but we\’re gladyou\’re here,\” our tour guide, Zvi Lev-Ran, said as 36 tired Angelenospiled onto a bus after a 13-hour flight aboard a chartered El Al747-400 from Los Angeles. We were part of the largest mission eversponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. More thanhalf of the 430 participants were first-timers, including myself.Having been born almost exactly one year after the birth of Israel,in 1948, it seemed fitting that I participate in this mission, whichwas timed to coincide with festivities launching the Jewish state\’sgolden anniversary celebration.

Sanford Gage:

Ruth Stroud November 13, 1997

When Sanford Gage was asked to be general chair of the JewishFederation Council of Greater Los Angeles\’ United Jewish Fund, hewanted to know one thing: Could he make a difference?

\”That was the burning question for me,\” he said during a recentinterview at a restaurant near his law offices in Beverly Hills. \”IfI couldn\’t contribute something of value, why would I do it?\”

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