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.

Kadima and Heschel West merge middle schools

By Julie G Fax
Published on January 25, 2007

"What this is really about is two institutions pulling themselves together and saying what is the best thing to do for our communities, and let's erase superficial differences and see if we can build something that is far better than what we can do by ourselves," said Barbara Gereboff, Kadima's head of school.

Shalom Leases

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on January 17, 2002

An announcement last week by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) that it will not renew leases for its West San Fernando Valley properties will have an impact on two Jewish institutions: Kadima Hebrew Academy and the Rabbi Max D. Raiskin West Valley Hebrew Academy.

Hip to Be Square Dancers

By Mike Levy
Published on July 19, 2001

"To the best of my knowledge, Trail Dusters is the largest square dance club in America," says Jeffrey Hausman, co-president of the Trail Dusters with his wife, Margie.

Casting their Differences Upon the Water

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on September 16, 1999

Four West Valley synagogues representing three different denominations -- the Calabasas Shul (Orthodox), Temple Solael (Reform), Temple Aliyah and Shomrei Torah (Conservative) -- will join together for a Tashlich ceremony Sunday, Sept. 19, at the Westlake Village Marina.