L.A. Rising For Women - February 14, 2013!

By Tera Greene
Published on February 6, 2013

Rallies across U.S. support Israel’s right to defend itself, as others head for Israel

Published on November 21, 2012

Israel solidarity rallies were held in venues across the United States as several groups sent missions to Israel to experience the siege on Israel first-hand.

Solidarity under attack

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 12, 2012

64 years of Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 26, 2012

Remember and thank

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 24, 2012

Egypt uprising carries echoes of Poland’s Solidarity movement 30 years ago

Published on February 15, 2011

The day after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a widespread public uprising, I found myself presenting a lecture about Solidarity, the mass trade union movement that convulsed Poland 30 years ago and paved the way for the collapse of the Iron Curtain a decade later. It also helped land me in jail in 1983, eventually resulting in my expulsion from Poland.

Sunday rally planned to support Israel

By Amy Klein
Published on March 6, 2008

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Young Israel of Century City are holding a memorial rally on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m., in honor of the eight yeshiva students killed in a terror attack at Mercaz Harav in Jerusalem. StandWithUs and others will demonstrate in support of Israel in front of the Israeli Consulate at noon on Friday in response to a protest scheduled at the same time by the UC Irvine Muslim Student Union.

Support for Sderot is strong at L.A. benefit concert

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on March 2, 2008

"Live For Sderot," a benefit concert organized by the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles and the Israeli Leadership Club (ILC), aimed to raise awareness of one of Israel's most painful, ongoing issues, along with funds for children's educational programs.

Celebrity-studded event to raise funds for Sderot

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on February 21, 2008

Two days after Hollywood's biggest night -- the 80th annual Academy Awards -- the Los Angeles Jewish community will be treated to a celebrity-studded red carpet event of its own: Ninette Tayeb, Israel's reigning pop idol, as well as Israeli-born hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; the Oscar-nominated "Beaufort" delegation; and the creme-de-la-creme of the Jewish and Israeli communities will gather at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills for an important benefit concert, "Live for Sderot."

Life on the picket lines—a striking writer reports

By Ellen Sandler
Published on November 15, 2007

When I was asked by The Jewish Journal whether I'd like to write something funny about the WGA strike, I thought -- hey, there's nothing funny about this: corporate bullies refusing to pay writers for their work. This is serious. But as my friend Rob Lotterstein, creator and executive producer of Fox's "The War at Home" says, "Just because we're not writing doesn't mean we've lost our sense of humor."

Elmau & Dachau: A Muslim’s Testimony

By Mehnaz M. Afridi
Published on October 4, 2007

I am a Muslim intellectual woman who teaches Judaism and Islam, a Muslim who seeks dialogue with Jews, a Muslim who sympathizes with Jews and understands the need for the state of Israel.

Villagairosa tells Sderot’s mayor he longs for end to violence

Published on May 17, 2007

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villagairosa reassured Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot, of his continued support Friday, after Palestinian rocket attacks forced a partial evacuation of the city.

We dare not murder memories of genocide

By Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Published on April 19, 2007

Amnesia of the past foreshadows amnesia of the future. Forget yesterday's tragedy and the threat to tomorrow is denied. Forget the first genocide of the 20th century -- the murder of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 -- and the memory and atrocities of the first genocide of the 21st century in Darfur turn invisible, and the world response is muted.

I Ate the Whole Thing!

Published on August 31, 2006

Circuit News.

Sderot Attack Interrupts Villaraigosa’s Call

By Marc Ballon
Published on July 6, 2006

"This experience shook all of us to our core," Villaraigosa said in a statement. "I have tremendous respect for Mayor Moyal and the people of Sderot, who live their lives in the shadow of terror. It makes you grateful for the peace and safety that we have here in Los Angeles."

Pink Floyd’s Waters Caught Red-Handed

By Ali Austerlitz
Published on June 29, 2006

Waters' performance received much acclaim in Israel, but it is his spray-painting stint at the security fence in the West Bank the day before the showcase that is making lasting waves there and abroad.

Federation Support of Civic Group Wanes

By Marc Ballon
Published on May 25, 2006

Critics say that starting in the mid-1990s, the JCRC slowly began losing its voice and shirked a core mission: to be as visible and forthrightly active as possible.

There’s a Lot About Eilat That’s Hot

By Marisa S. Katz
Published on May 4, 2006

The shores of Eilat, Israel's southernmost city, are densely populated with sun-kissed foreigners from around the world. Here, on the crimson-colored shoreline hugging the Red Sea, everything appears uncomplicated and picturesque -- exactly the way a resort town should.

This Week - The Silent Minority

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 20, 2006

According to the Pew study, illegal immigrants add 700,000 new consumers to the economy every year, while legal immigrants account for 600,000. As these illegal immigrants move up economically -- 84 percent of them are ages 18 to 44, as compared to 60 percent of legal residents -- their spending on credit cards, loans and mortgages will help boost the economy.

Europe’s Jews Caught in Cartoon Furor

By JTA Staff
Published on February 16, 2006

As frequent targets of anti-Semitic cartoons -- many of them in the Arab press -- Jews on one hand sympathized with the Muslim outrage over depictions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed, which is considered by Muslims to be blasphemous.

But Jews joined many others in expressing shock at the level of violence the controversy sparked.

We Must Work to Build Solidarity in U.S.

By Rabbi Joshua Feigelson
Published on September 22, 2005

As it is for most of America, the Iraq war is an abstraction to many American Jews. We don't know by name anyone in uniform on the ground. And so, like most of America, it is hard for us to become motivated to take action. After all, what do we personally have at stake?

Bracelet Bandwagon

By Emily Pauker
Published on December 16, 2004

"People wear this jewelry to make a statement," Yael Swerdlow said, "and we hope to make ours."

Fear and Loathing on the Left

By Lucy Michaels
Published on December 2, 2004

It has only been in recent months that I've found the courage to speak to some of my Jewish and non-Jewish friends within the Palestinian solidarity community, and the broader anti-globalization/anti-war movement, about the difficulties I have experienced as a Jew within that movement. And to name that experience: anti-Jewish racism, or Judeophobia.

This Year in Jerusalem

By Rachel Pomerance
Published on March 18, 2004

For the past decade, members of Shaare Shalom, a Persian synagogue in Great Neck, N.Y., have traveled en masse to Miami each Passover.

Solidarity Makes for Strange Bedfellows

By David Finnigan
Published on September 25, 2003

As Israel enters the third year of the Al-Aksa Intifada, L.A. Jews are reaching out to pro-Israel Christians to express solidarity for Israel.

Time for Something Sweet

By Jewish Journal Staff
Published on September 4, 2003

Platters of apple slivers prepared for dunking in honey are a holiday ritual symbolizing hope for a sweet New Year.

Pro-Israel: Solidarity or Retail Politics?

By James D. Besser
Published on July 10, 2003

There are no easy answers, but there are plenty of reasons to be worried.

Palestinians Show Iraq Support With Bombing

By Naomi Segal
Published on April 3, 2003

Palestinian support for Iraq took on a new dimension this week with a suicide bombing in Israel that Islamic Jihad said was aimed at showing solidarity with Baghdad.

Dozens of people were wounded, six seriously, when a suicide bomber blew himself up March 30 next to a crowded restaurant in the coastal city of Netanya. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and identified the bomber as a resident of Tulkarm.

The group's secretary, Ramadan Shalakh, said the attack commemorated Land Day, which itself marks the deaths of six Israeli Arabs during protests in 1976 against state confiscation of Arab lands in the Galilee. Shalakh also said the bombing was a show of solidarity with the Iraqi people.

A Tough Call

By Alexandra J. Wall
Published on March 20, 2003

Rachel Corrie, 23, a senior at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., was run over and killed by an Israeli bulldozer on Sunday, as she was trying to prevent a Palestinian home from being demolished.

One Night for Israel

By Mike Levy
Published on November 28, 2002

The new Toys for Chanukah campaign comes hot on the heels of IESF's Rosh Hashana Honey campaign -- when you, dear readers, sent honey for a sweet new year to Israeli victims of terror, IDF soldiers and friends and family in Israel.

‘United We Flourish’

By Andrea Adelson
Published on August 1, 2002

Putting his own twist on a frequently invoked slogan, Lou Weiss, the newly elected president of Orange County's Jewish Federation, intends to make inclusiveness a priority during his tenure

Mixed Message to Bush

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on April 18, 2002

One message from this week's rally at the Capitol was clear -- solidarity with the State of Israel and its people. Much less clear was the message to the Bush administration. Signs, speakers and more than 100,000 demonstrators touted support for the U.S. war on terrorism. But few expressed support for Secretary of State Colin Powell's current mission in the Middle East, his meetings with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and the Bush administration's call for Israel to end its military incursions into the West Bank. A handful of U.S. senators and non-Jewish political leaders mentioned the Powell mission. American Jewish and Israeli leaders skirted it. But while the Jewish leadership tried to stick to positive tones, a State Department official said the lasting image of the rally will be the negative response to the Bush administration's sole representative, who spoke from the administration's playbook.

Solidarity to Mark Independence Day

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on April 11, 2002

Sometimes, a simple act can make an enormous impact. At this time in the history of our people, there can be no greater demonstration of solidarity with the state of Israel than to show up and be counted at this year's Israeli Independence Festival on April 21, organizers say.

"This is the biggest support for Israel happening anywhere in the world, and if we cannot show we stand with Israel, who will?" asked Yoram Gutman, executive director of this year's event. "It is critical for people to come."

Haim Linder, former festival chairman, who now heads the event's security team, agreed, saying, "It is a boost for our brothers and sisters in Israel, because they will know about the event.

Bring the Noise

By Michael Aushenker
Published on April 4, 2002

An Israel solidarity rally, organized by the grass-roots association Stand With Us, attracted several hundred local Jews and other supporters of Israel to the intersection of Wilshire and Veteran boulevards in Westwood.

Briefs

Published on September 6, 2001

Briefs; Children of Freedom; Solidarity Through Pluralism.

Israel Is Not Alone

By Yuval Rotem
Published on July 26, 2001

This past Sunday thousands of individuals, representing the full spectrum of the Jewish community's diversity of thought and opinion, gathered on Wilshire Boulevard to express solidarity with the people of Israel.

Rally Later

By David N. Myers
Published on July 26, 2001

In the midst of the speeches at Sunday's solidarity rally for Israel, I felt a growing swell of ambivalence and even discomfort over the event.

Together

By Rob Eshman
Published on July 19, 2001

Let us now praise Jewish disunity.

Real-Time Israeli Solidarity

By Adam Wills
Published on January 11, 2001

Earlier this week, 160 people from Los Angeles -- including Jewish Federation President John Fishel and the Board of Rabbis' Mark Diamond -- were among 900 who traveled to Israel as part of a United Jewish Communities-sponsored solidarity mission.