Federation may face lawsuit over fundraiser Prizant’s firing

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 26, 2007

Prizant's defenders allege that his firing was for personal, not professional, reasons and assert that fundraising totals grew steadily under his stewardship.

Rabbi Gafni Ousted for Misconduct

By Gary Rosenblatt
Published on May 25, 2006

Rabbi Mordechai Gafni's dismissal came last week after four women, including students of his and a staff member, filed complaints of sexual misconduct against Gafni with the police in Israel.

L.A. Gafni Event Canceled

By Julie G Fax
Published on May 25, 2006

Gafni was appointed to the Wisdom Chair at Stephen S. Wise two years ago -- despite anecdotal allegations that he had a history of sexual misconduct. The temple's senior rabbi this week issued a short statement denouncing Gafni.

Deep Spiritual Rift Grows in Prague

By Jennifer Anne Perez
Published on September 2, 2004

He fought a desperate battle against communism, crafted award-winning plays and books and functioned as an intellectual and spiritual compass for Prague's Jewish community for more than a decade.

But in late June, something extraordinary happened: Karol Sidon was forced out as the community's chief rabbi.

Dark Cloud Looms Over JCRC Future

By Marc Ballon
Published on September 18, 2003

The shock waves created by recent dismissal of Michael Hirschfeld as executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) continue to reverberate both locally and throughout the country as JCRC supporters worry about the future of community relations.

The L.A. Image

By Joel Kotkin
Published on January 17, 2002

The best thing about David Lehrer's firing as head of the local Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has been the local reaction, which has done more to awaken Los Angeles' Jewish leadership than anything in recent memory. The worst thing about Lehrer's firing: That the ADL's New York leadership thought it could get away with it, and, sadly, it probably will.