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Historian charts L.A. reform academy’s future
When he took over as dean of the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in July 2010, Josh Holo, already a professor at the college, brought with him a few photographs of 11th-century letters to hang on the wall behind his desk. Among the letters is one that mentions a major problem for the Jewish communities in Egypt at the time: how to raise funds to redeem fellow Jews who had been taken captive by pirates.
L.A. Receives Emergency Grant, Sinai Head Appointed, Composer Wins Soup Contest
Five communities, including Los Angeles, will split an $11 million emergency grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for day school and Jewish camp tuition assistance over the next two years. The San Francisco-based foundation will begin paying money out immediately to Jewish federations in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston and its neighboring North Shore, and the greater Washington, D.C., area.
VideoJew’s VideoGuide to L.A. #2 — Driving from here to there
VideoJew Jay Firestone is back with the second \’volume\’ in his VideoGuide to L.A. This week — driving around town
AJ Congress wowed; Shaare Zedek gets record donation; Koufax in the house
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Israeli Diplomats Reach Out to L.A. Iranian Media
Representatives from Southern California-based Persian-language satellite radio stations and television shows attended a special press conference on Aug. 28, held for them at Los Angeles\’ Israeli consulate, the first public interaction between the Israeli government and local Persian-language media in more than 25 years.\n
More Information on Getting That Visa
The U.S. government estimates that about 40 percent of people who are in this country illegally arrived on a legal visa but lost their legal status either by overstaying or otherwise violating the terms of their visa. These are sometimes referred to as \”nonimmigrant overstayers.\”