Romney’s peace pessimism draws muted response from Jewish groups

Published on September 21, 2012

Mitt Romney’s pessimistic take on Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects drew some headlines in the press but not much noise from centrist Jewish groups.

Palestinians insulted by Mitt Romney’s comments

Published on September 19, 2012

Just eight weeks before the American presidential elections, Palestinians are furious over comments by Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The private remarks were made in May to wealthy donors but released only now.

Romney: Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘unsolvable’ [VIDEO]

Published on September 18, 2012

Mitt Romney told fundraisers in a private meeting that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was "unsolvable" and that his strategy would be to "kick the ball down the field."

Romney raises more than $1 million at end of Israel trip

Published on July 30, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday tapped Jewish-American donors for more than $1 million, ending a trip to Israel that aimed to show he would be a better ally than President Barack Obama.

Romney plans Jerusalem fundraiser

Published on July 11, 2012

The Romney campaign has invited donors to a fundraiser in Israel.

Ethan Bortnick: Child prodigy, entertainer, mega-fundraiser

By Rick Schultz
Published on January 25, 2011

Ethan Bortnick was just 6 when he first appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” playing snippets of piano works by Bach, Mozart and Scott Joplin. He even performed his own composition, “The Tiger Ran Away at the Zoo.” By that age, he had already raised $12 million for Miami Children’s Hospital. Since then, he has performed for the Chabad Telethon and the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces, among other charities.

Rutgers student group holds Gaza fundraiser

Published on November 4, 2010

A student group at Rutgers University is holding a fund raiser in support of a blockade-busting flotilla to Gaza.

Young Philanthropists Host Haiti Fundraiser

By Melanie Reynard
Published on March 16, 2010

Los Angeles residents Alexis Alagem, 25, and Jackie Winnick, 27, pulled together the support of their social networks at a private back lounge of Bar 210/Plush in Beverly Hills the night of March 12, as a fundraiser for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) relief program in Haiti.

Streisand opens Obama fundraiser with Talmud lesson

By The Web Guy
Published on September 17, 2008

Calendar Girls picks and clicks for April 26-May 2

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
Published on April 24, 2008

Winner of the Camera d'Or prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, "Jellyfish" is another example of the remarkable cinematic explosion of Israeli films garnering

Honoring Hatzolah, Anjelica Huston, Sheba

By Danielle Berrin
Published on April 4, 2008

Honoring Hatzolah, Anjelica Huston, Sheba

Demi Moore, Tony Blair, Mr. Mayor

By Danielle Berrin
Published on February 21, 2008

Scene and heard.

Briefs: Federation’s Super Sunday garners $4.5 million; Sports luminaries honored

Published on February 14, 2008

Community briefs.

Million-dollar night for ADL

By Danielle Berrin
Published on December 13, 2007

Awash in diamonds, dresses and lapels, wealthy and fashionable philanthropists worked their weight in gold: in just one night, $1 million was raised for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which inspired 850 guests with the creed, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

New kind of mikveh washes off ritual’s negative image

By Amy Klein
Published on December 6, 2007

"I'm pretty much your classic disaffected Gen-X kind of gal. I have too many shoes, I work too hard, I'm cynical, I'm broke. So when it came time for me to immerse before my wedding, I figured I'd bring some friends, we'd hang out, I'd get wet, we'd go eat, and that would be the end of it."

My sister Sarah

By Rabbi Susan Silverman
Published on November 15, 2007

"Bitch, bastard, damn, s--t." Okay, her menschiness has never taken a traditional form. But the crowds roared. The performer was 2-year-old Sarah. The stage was our living room. The set was our father's lap on one of our giant round sponges -- 1970s artsy chairs -- in orange and beige stripes, upon the bright green carpet of our living room.

A gefilte fish story, Art of Brain

By Danielle Berrin
Published on November 1, 2007

Briefs.

Smiles, golden oldies, happy days

By Danielle Berrin
Published on October 25, 2007

Circuit briefs.

Party like it’s 5768—Persian style, JCafeLA, Billy Crystal

By Danielle Berrin
Published on October 4, 2007

Circuit briefs.

Sculpture? It’s a Klapper! Ballet in Bel Air

By Danielle Berrin
Published on August 23, 2007

Scene and Heard

Briefs: Winning essays, scholarships, tikkun olam, kosher winners, saving singers

Published on August 16, 2007

Education briefs.

Briefs: The Milken JCC pool; Valley Cities JCC fundraiser; Iran divestment bill moving forward

Published on June 7, 2007

Briefs

Briefs: Sheriff wants to prosecute YULA girls after soccer brawl; Graffiti targets Jews in Beverlywood

Published on February 15, 2007

Community Briefs

Super Sunday volunteers hope to ring up big bucks

By Marc Ballon
Published on February 1, 2007

Good to be the Chief; Get Your Challah On

By Norma Zager
Published on January 25, 2007

Circuit

Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on November 9, 2006

Starving Students, the nation's leading local mover, volunteered its movers and trucks for the SOVA Food Pantry's High Holiday Food Drive. Six Starving Students movers and two trucks helped pick up and deliver donated groceries to the SOVA warehouse where they would be distributed to families in need. The movers traveled throughout Los Angeles County and the San Fernando Valley and loaded more than 29 pallets of groceries into their trucks collected from synagogues.

Local community refuses to forget 12 missing Persian Jews

By Norma Zager
Published on October 12, 2006

Circuit news; Local community refuses to forget 12 missing Persian Jews; Smile, darn ya!; That's a WRRAP; A love match.

A friend remembers culture booster John Rauch

By Rhoda Weisman Uzie
Published on September 14, 2006

John Rauch, the founder of The Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, whose recent death at the age of 75 is a blow to the Los Angeles Jewish cultural scene; Barbara "Bobbi" Asimow died Aug. 22 of cancer at 63.

Sky High Fundraiser

Published on August 10, 2006

Jamie McCourt Proves She’s an Artful Dodger President

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on July 19, 2006

Especially during the McCourts' first year of ownership, the Times sports section for the most part depicted Jamie and Frank McCourt, the latter known by Simers as the parking lot attendant, as carpetbaggers who have little interest in or knowledge of Los Angeles, social climbers who lack the financial resources to run the team and public relations novices.

The Circuit 06-30-2006

By Norma Zager
Published on June 29, 2006

Circuit

Young Lawyer Has a Ball With Bet Tzedek

By Marc Ballon
Published on June 22, 2006

Founded in 1997, the Justice Ball has grown into one of the nation's most successful nonprofit fundraisers/parties targeting young professionals, Jews and non-Jews alike. Over the past nine years, more than 16,000 attorneys, financiers and others have attended the soirees, and scores of them have gone on to become Bet Tzedek contributors and volunteers.

The Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on May 25, 2006

Circuit

The Circuit

By Norma Zager
Published on May 11, 2006

current events, politics and well wishes

Jewish Music Fills Big Easy

By Larry Luxner
Published on April 6, 2006

Think of New Orleans music and you don't usually think of Hebrew or Yiddish song. But Hebrew, Yiddish and English tunes filled the ears of nearly 1,000 music lovers last weekend as a variety of acts -- ranging from New York pop singer Gershon Veroba to Moldovan crooner Efim Chorny -- converged on New Orleans for a two-day benefit concert.

Community Briefs

By Yaakov Katz
Published on March 2, 2006

One of two Jewish candidates seeking the Republican nomination for California insurance commissioner has pulled out of the race.

Spirit Up, Tally Down on Super Sunday

By Marc Ballon
Published on March 2, 2006

Leon Weinstin has spent much of his life fighting on behalf of the Jewish people.

Latke Larry Cooks Up Dough for Kids

By Ruth Portnoy
Published on December 15, 2005

For a second or two, it seems like the cloth doll is going to leap from the table to the stove and start wielding a spatula.

Groups, Shuls Fundraise for Tsunami Aid

By David Finnigan
Published on November 13, 2005

Celebs Stick to Their Tzedakah Box Job

By Orit Arfa
Published on October 13, 2005

Frankie Muniz, star of the TV show, "Malcolm in the Middle," had little idea what he was making as he glued colored cotton balls and beads onto a metallic container with a slot on top.

7 Days in The Arts

By Keren Engelberg
Published on September 29, 2005

7 Days in the Arts

Fundraiser to Benefit Storm Victims

Published on September 15, 2005

Fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina

The Circuit

Published on August 18, 2005

Circuit

Circuit

Published on June 2, 2005

Circuit

Battle on Future of Gaza Spreads to L.A.

By Marc Ballon
Published on April 14, 2005

The battle over the future of the Gaza Strip has come to Los Angeles.

First Steve, Then Bill

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 24, 2005

When those people at the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation put on a fundraiser, they don't fool around.

Calendar

By Keren Engelberg
Published on January 27, 2005

Calendar

Habitat Help

By Abby Gilad
Published on September 30, 2004

On Sukkot we build outdoor huts. We live in them for only seven days and then we go back into our warm, sturdy houses. But there are many people out there without a home.

The Circuit

Published on September 2, 2004

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent his greetings, as did Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.). So did more than 600 other well-wishers, eager for an eyeful of the county's spacious Jewish Community Center at an Aug. 15 opening.

The Circuit

Published on August 5, 2004

Two 15-person teams of congregants from Congregation B'nai Tzedek joined the American Cancer Society's 24-hour relay, which began Friday, June 25 at 6 p.m. in Fountain Valley.

Brother Emphasizes   Kerry Israel Support

By Marc Ballon
Published on July 1, 2004

A crowd of 150 well-heeled, mostly liberal Jews paid $250 apiece to hear Cameron Kerry, Sen. John Kerry's Jewish brother and top adviser, speak about the Democratic presidential candidate's commitment to Israel and the Jewish people.

Teen’s Loss of Sister Spurs Charity Efforts

By Andrea Adelson
Published on March 4, 2004

Seventeen-year-old Megan Knofsky keeps alive her sibling's memory by sustaining a teen support group that raises money for research to find a cure for cystic fibrosis, the genetic disorder that affects 30,000 people and claimed her sister, Sarah, in 1997.

The Circuit

By Gaby Wenig
Published on January 29, 2004

The Persian community's first major fundraiser for Israel this year took place at the home of Dr. Ata and Sima Kashani in Encino on Jan. 14. The Persian Group Council of Hadassah Southern California organized the event, which raised $50,000 to go toward scholarships for Hadassah college students in Israel.

The Circuit

By Gaby Wenig
Published on January 22, 2004

The Jewish Community Foundation awarded a $7,500 grant to the Access Center of OPCC (formerly the Ocean Park Community Center). The money will be dedicated to maintaining the project's critical core programs to assist homeless youth, adults and families.

The Circuit

By Gaby Wenig
Published on October 23, 2003

Nearly 1,600 people packed Sinai Temple Oct. 10 for the Westwood synagogue's monthly "Friday Night Live" singles summit, where a Toronto transplant said she was, "looking for modern, chivalrous men."

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on September 25, 2003

The Circuit

New Producers Join Chabad Telethon

By Gaby Wenig
Published on September 4, 2003

Chabad's annual "L'Chaim -- To Life!" telethon will look a little different this Sept. 14 since two new producers are helming the 23-year-old fundraiser.

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on August 21, 2003

The Circuit

Your Letters

Published on July 24, 2003

Your Letters

7 Days In Arts

Published on July 10, 2003

7 Days in Arts