Ehud Olmert: A political time line

Published on August 2, 2008

From Knesset member to Jerusalem mayor to prime minister, Ehud Olmert's political life

Economic turmoil puts pressure on Jewish community

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on July 24, 2008

The food pantry would not open for another 40 minutes, but already about a dozen people were waiting in the parking lot, many holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the blistering San Fernando Valley sun

Hava Flashback

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on November 3, 2005

Authors Roger Bennett, Jules Shell and Nick Kroll discovered in one long B.S. session that nothing quite engaged their friends, Jew and non-Jew alike, as a trip back down memory lane to the day of their or their friends' bar or bat mitzvah.

Groups Pitch in With Housing, Tuition

By Marc Ballon
Published on September 15, 2005

Critics have long derided Jewish federations as functionally outdated and overly bureaucratic -- the organizational equivalent of dinosaurs on the brink of irrelevance, if not extinction.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, though, the array of Jewish organizations under the umbrella of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles have shown that they are far from moribund. They have raised large sums of money, moved critical resources to devastated areas and coordinated Jewish agencies to address victims' needs.

Obituaries

Published on September 1, 2005

Bernard M. Shapiro who founded the El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana in 1957, died Aug. 26. He was 89.

After playing golf at the Bel-Air Country Club in 1954, Shapiro wanted to join, but a friend told him he would not be welcome because he was Jewish, Shapiro told the Los Angeles Times in 1998.

With the help of a few friends, including supermarket owner Eugene Gelson, Shapiro built a member-owned country club that anyone was welcome to join.

Bishop Helps Save Silver Lake JCC

By Marc Ballon
Published on April 28, 2005

In the end, it wasn’t a Jewish organization that saved a valuable Jewish community center, but a forward-thinking Christian cleric.
Bishop J. Jon Bruno, head of Los Angeles’ Episcopal Diocese, has stepped in with the money needed to rescue the Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center, which had faced an imminent shutdown and the sale of its property.

Your Letters

Published on August 19, 2004

Your Letters

Walking the Walk for Heritage Pointe

By Andrea Adelson
Published on May 6, 2004

Setting a contemporary example for the ancient value of "l'dor v'dor" (from generation to generation), supporters of Heritage Pointe will walk through Irvine May 31 in a communitywide 5K walk to raise money for the county's only Jewish retirement home.

Fed Campaign Ends on High Note

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on September 4, 2003

In June, the Journal incorrectly reported the 2003 results as slightly down based on incomplete figures that did not reflect the final campaign push.

Why Aren’t Jews Giving to Jews?

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 26, 2003

Eli Broad, considered by many to be the most influential, public-spirited and generous Jewish citizen of Los Angeles, estimates that he and his wife gave away $350 million last year, of which $2 million went to specifically Jewish causes.

Everyone Into The Pool

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on June 19, 2003

Alex Fullman has always loved to swim. He started when he was 2 years old and began swimming competitively at 6. So when representatives of American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI) visited his sixth-grade class at Heschel Day School to encourage students to consider making a donation as part of their bar or bat mitzvah year, Alex decided to combine his love of swimming with the needs of ARMDI. The organization provides emergency medical services throughout Israel.

Legacy in Motion

By Michael Aushenker
Published on January 30, 2003

Dr. Samuel Dinin recently turned 100. Don't recognize the name? Well, if you are a product of Jewish education in Los Angeles, you have been impacted by his contributions.

The study of Dinin's cozy Westwood abode is crammed with shelves of Jewish texts. This is not for show. Dinin played a key role in developing several institutional pillars of Jewish education in this city, including the West Coast's Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) affiliate, the University of Judaism (UJ) and Camp Ramah. And, by extension, he has nourished many of the city's Jewish minds.

Harold B. Gerard

By Harlan Lebo
Published on January 30, 2003

Harold B. Gerard, professor emeritus of psychology at UCLAand one of the pioneers of experimental social psychology, died Jan. 16 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, from a cerebral hemorrhage following a lengthy bout with kidney failure.

Tzedakah for Chanukah

By Journal Staff
Published on December 5, 2002

The Chanukah effort is one of the first outcomes of Morasha's involvement with a three-year national research project of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.

Pet Project

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 14, 2002

Dr. Yonatan "Yoni" Peres acknowledges that being the son of former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres can be a mixed blessing.

"The name helps open some doors," he said, "but sometimes it closes them."

Philosophy of a Philanthropist

By Rachel Brand
Published on June 27, 2002

On the wall of philanthropist and humanitarian Richard Gunther's office hangs a photo of a man triumphantly standing atop a Western Nepal mountain peak.

Eulogies

Published on December 6, 2001

Blanche Ruth Sacks of Calabasas passed away suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001.

Wonder Women

By Michael Aushenker
Published on July 26, 2001

Last year Hollywood unleashed woman of action Erin Brockovich, and won the Academy Award for its star, Julia Roberts.