One Israeli Creation for the Weekend

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on December 14, 2012

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv on new Google project

Published on June 5, 2012

Jerusalem's Old City and parts of historic Tel Aviv are featured in Google's new "World Wonders Project," although Jerusalem is not included under the Israel category.

Tuition grants, endowments to benefit day schools

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on May 10, 2011

More than half the students in Los Angeles Jewish day schools receive financial aid to pay tuition, which runs between $12,000 and $30,000 per year. And with both tuition and the number of students requiring aid expected to continue climbing, BJE: Builders of Jewish Education is partnering with local donors and national organizations both to alleviate the immediate crisis and work toward long-term solutions for lowering the cost of Jewish education.

Yom HaAtzmaut special: California on Hebrew [VIDEO]

Published on May 9, 2011

KassemJEW is on the streets of Westwood to talk to Angelenos about Israel Independence Day. Happy Yom Ha'Atzmaut!

California on Purim [VIDEO]

Published on March 16, 2011

KassemJEW on the streets for Purim. What do you know about Purim?

N.Y. rabbis pull out of Muslim-Jewish twinning project

Published on November 15, 2010

Two rabbis in western New York have pulled out of a Muslim-Jewish outreach effort, charging that the national sponsor is involved in Islamic fundamentalism.

Fields of Dreams

By David Suissa
Published on September 11, 2008

I used to think that between the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D., and the birth of Israel in 1948, there was no such thing as an


exclusively Jewish city. Sure, there were plenty of Jewish ghettos and neighborhoods scattered throughout the globe, but a city with only Jews in it? I never imagined it.

Skateboarder’s project links charity and sport

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on March 8, 2007

Devin never thought he would get to bring his love for skateboarding into his rite of passage: "I thought it would be like my sister, and I'd work at a shelter, but this was a lot more fun."

Feminist Desktop Revolution

By Carin Davis
Published on February 23, 2006

Don't have time to shlep to a museum? Too tired to remember if the free museum day is the first or second Tuesday of the month?

Stanley Kubrick’s Unrealized Vision

By A.J. Goldmann
Published on August 25, 2005

When Stanley Kubrick died in March 1999 during the post-production of his final film, "Eyes Wide Shut," he left behind several pet projects he had been working on for decades. These included a science-fiction riff on "Pinocchio" (later finished by Steven Spielberg as "A.I."), a historical biopic of the life of Napoleon and a Holocaust project with the working title "Aryan Papers."

Students Link to Shoah With ‘Clips’

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 18, 2004

When George Jacobs heard about the children's Holocaust project in Whitwell, Tenn., he immediately thought of Malka.

Kosher Condos Take Aim at Orthodox

By Marc Ballon
Published on August 5, 2004

Saadin, 42, is nearing completion on a 16-unit condominium project on Cashio Street that targets traditional Jews. The kosher condos, believed to be the largest and among the first such developments in the Southland, will each feature two dishwashers, two separate counters and two sinks to allow religious Jews to cook and clean dairy and meat products separately. The units will also have programmable timers to automatically turn lights off and on during Shabbat and a netila station -- a sink for ritual handwashing.

When It’s Federal Aid, Pork Isn’t Treif

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on January 15, 2004

Getting funding for a project takes massive time, energy and, often, money. Many Jewish communities send representatives to Washington to make the pitch directly to their lawmakers, as well as members of congressional appropriations committees. Some hire Washington lobbyists to make the necessary introductions for them.

L.A. Tour Staged With Heart, History

By Gaby Wenig
Published on January 15, 2004

That is how rehearsal time goes for the "Center of the Star, A Jewish Tour of Los Angeles," a new play by Yehuda Hyman that is the latest project of the Cornerstone Theater Company (CTC) and Greenway Arts Alliance.

Painting Through the Pain

By Leora Alhadeff
Published on December 25, 2003

When the Nazis forced artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis into Terezin, she smuggled in art supplies and taught the concentration camp's children to express themselves through art.

A Healer Returns

By Toby Axelrod
Published on March 6, 2003

niel Libeskind is coming back to New York to help heal the wounds created on Sept. 11. He won't be working with words or medicine but with stone, cement, glass and steel.

Community Briefs

Published on February 13, 2003

If there was any doubt that the Polish government is taking seriously plans to build a Museum of Polish Jewish History in Warsaw, they were
put to rest Feb. 5 in Beverly Hills.

Tzedakah for Chanukah

By Journal Staff
Published on December 5, 2002

The Chanukah effort is one of the first outcomes of Morasha's involvement with a three-year national research project of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.

The Battle Over Mesivta

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on October 24, 2002

The protracted court case, which is now awaiting an environmental impact report (EIR) from the school, shows how badly a school building project can go when met with fiery opposition by the surrounding community.

Honey Brings Joy to Needy Israeli Families

By Journal Staff
Published on October 3, 2002

Some 2,000 needy families in the Israeli communities of Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ashkelon had a sweeter New Year thanks to the generosity of Orange County's Jewish community.

Celebrating Length of Days

By Charlotte Hildebrand
Published on April 4, 2002

The truth was that the Los Angeles Jewish community was not ready to support a spiritual service for the dying.

An ‘Embrace’ to Remember

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Published on February 14, 2002

Sixty members of Young Israel of Century City gingerly walked on the muddy path and crowded into Dalia Har Sinai's little farmhouse in the southern Hebron Hills community of Susia.

UJC Launches Campaign

By Michael J. Jordan
Published on June 21, 2001

The umbrella of North American federations is set to unveil a multipronged, $4-million solidarity campaign titled "Israel NOW -- and Forever."

One on One With Steve Soboroff

By Sheldon Teitelbaum
Published on March 15, 2001

Real estate broker, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and Staples Center deal-maker Steve Soboroff likes to speak of his summer job, when he was growing up in the San Fernando Valley, driving actor Kirk Douglas around town and answering his fan mail.

Golden-Aged Tell-All

By Hank Rosenfeld
Published on March 1, 2001

The scene: Avenue of the Stars, Century City.

The characters: A few older men in a Park Hyatt suite.

The action: They kibbitz

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is here from Atlanta to interview Golden Age Hollywood figures for an oral history, the Turner Classic Movies Archive Project. TCM's goal is to get all available witnesses to tell their cinematic stories. The project is modeled after the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.

Good Deeds

By Beverly Gray
Published on January 11, 2001

When Becca Yuré turned 13, her enthusiasm for pandas became the focus of her Bat Mitzvah celebration.

Briefs:  KFC protest; tradition, tradition, tradition

Published on January 10, 2001

Avital van Leeuwen, 12, took a stand against animal cruelty for her bat mitzvah project by protesting in front of a Van Nuys Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Sunday, Dec. 23.

Hands-on Democracy

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 10, 2000

Delegates to the Democratic Convention will participate in a hands-on workshop in democracy and diversity from the youth perspective, thanks to an innovative program launched by a Jewish institution.The youTHink program uses the arts to help young people grapple with social issues and then act on their new awareness to initiate projects that will promote civic responsibility and tolerance in their schools and communities.

Networking with Net Workers

By Michael Aushenker
Published on June 15, 2000

As June began, so did The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles' new Hi-Tech Division. The Federation officially booted up its Web-surfing coalition by the surf, with a shindig at the Santa Monica Beach-combing Casa del Mar Hotel.

A Hands-On Holiday

By Julie G Fax
Published on October 1, 1998

Teachers have known for a long time that hands-on projects can bring a message home better than any lecture or study session.

A Day of Mitzvot and Meaning

By Ruth Stroud
Published on November 6, 1997

Mitzvot, acts of loving kindness or just plain charity:Whatever you call them, Jews are commanded to do more than simplypray for good things -- they have to do good themselves in order tohelp repair what is wrong in the world.

His Summer Vacation

Published on September 4, 1997

Brad Sherman easily remembers what was the most enjoyable time hespent during his week-long visit to Israel. "It was," he says, "thehour I slept."