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In addition to my business, I always take on the opportunity to help in my own community. I believe that it is important to help out whenever you can, whether it\’s picking up trash at the beach or working at a charity benefit, as well as taking on new challenges.
Austria Makes Reparations for Nazi Past
In a high-profile case, Maria Altmann won her seven-year battle to recover from Austria five famous paintings looted by the Nazis and now valued at $200 million. The art works were seized in Vienna in 1938 from Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a wealthy Jewish sugar magnate and Altmann\’s uncle.
Juvenile Offenders Taste Teshuvah
Four years ago, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles funded the joint project between Centinela and two L.A.-based Jewish groups, the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and Beit T\’Shuvah, a Jewish recovery program.
Vote No on 57, 58: They Erode Duty
A 55 percent vote still requires a larger majority to pass our budget than 47 other states and the federal government. Arkansas and Rhode Island are the only other states that currently require a two-thirds vote to pass a budget.
Spiritual Parenthood
Why did God count the Jews in this protracted census? And why did the Torah bother to tell us about it?
Domestic Violence: A Jewish Issue, Too
During Jewish holidays and festivals, many of us recite the familiar blessings for our loved ones.
Man as Creator
A woman who had taken fertility treatments became pregnant only to learn that she was carrying four embryos.