Jewish Family Service Wins Agency of the Year

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on October 18, 2011

Federation Campaign Seeks to Feed L.A. County’s Hungry

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on April 16, 2009

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has never organized a campaign quite like this. Size, scale, vision, ambition — it’s all uncharted territory, and not just for Los Angeles’ umbrella organization for local Jewish social service agencies, but for federations like it across the country.

Dig, plant, grow, give—sharing the bounty of food

By Rachel Heller
Published on November 19, 2008

If there's one thing Gabe Goldman wishes more Angelenos would do next spring, it's get their hands dirty.

Zucky’s and SOVA—knishes and compassion

By Rachel Heller
Published on September 18, 2008

"Hy looked at me and said, 'He's not Jewish,'" recalled his wife, Zucky Altman, 89. "I said, 'So what? He's hungry.' From that moment on, we decided we would just feed everybody."

Food prices squeeze Israel’s needy

By Dina Kraft
Published on July 21, 2008

As the price of food staples have risen, Israel's poor and the nonprofit groups that serve them have been hardest hit, with some impoverished Israelis skipping meals to pay their monthly bills

Feeding the Hungry

By Jane Ulman
Published on November 23, 2000

"We have slaves to help," Jerry Rabinowitz, the Friday co-captain of the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry, announces. "We Jews know something about slaves."