Left without a JCC, Valley Jews look to start anew

Published on March 6, 2013

For Amanda Prosin, Valley Cities Jewish Community Center in Sherman Oaks was her Jewish home when she was growing up. She went there for summer camp, learned about Jewish holidays and made lasting relationships. For her, it made Judaism, well, fun.

New Jew breaks ground

By Ryan Torok
Published on November 15, 2012

Months after the former JCC at Milken closed its doors at the Bernard Milken Campus in West Hills, officials representing the property’s new owners — New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) — organized a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new campus.

Healthy, kosher hot lunches rare in L.A. Jewish schools

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on August 8, 2012

On a Thursday this past March, at around 11:40 a.m., the alluring scent of chicken schnitzel – freshly breaded and pan-fried — wafted through the parking lot of New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) in West Hills.

Turning tragedy into prevention

By Ryan Torok
Published on June 6, 2012

Agoura High School senior Brian Hertz was shaken when a student at New Community Jewish High School died in a car accident in February 2010.

Online program aids learning for Jewish special-needs kids

By Ryan E. Smith
Published on March 8, 2012

Daniel Ozer-Ross studies hard. He does his homework. And it’s not enough.

Combining rigorous debate, humble leadership

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on June 8, 2011

At the end of Danny Hirsch’s first week at New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS), a fellow freshman tapped him on the shoulder as he sat eating lunch, alone. Showing genuine concern, the student wanted to know if Danny was mute, since he had yet to speak to another student. Having his voice heard is no longer a problem for Hirsch.

New Community Jewish High School buys Milken JCC campus

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on December 15, 2010

New Community Jewish High School (New Jew) has reached an agreement to purchase the four-acre Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills from The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Eagle Vision

By Julie G Fax
Published on May 5, 2005

Two boys from Boy Scout Troop 613 based at Shaarey Zedek Congregation in Valley Village were feted this month at a court of honor for having achieved the Boy Scouts of America's highest rank. Josh Bregman, 18, and Yehuda Jawary, 17, are the first in the troop to advance through the seven ranks of scouting to reach Eagle Scout, which less than 2 percent of scouts achieve.