How The Jewish Federation Provided Relief During the Pandemic in 2020
As a year unlike any other comes to a close, we want to share this Jewish Journal article with you that highlights our Federation’s tireless…
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Year: 2020
Stand with Those Who Struggle to Stand on Their Own
Many of us are counting down the last days of 2020 and looking forward to 2021. This has been the most challenging year for our…
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Serving The Moment at Shemesh Farms
When the pandemic first started, the Jewish community — from coast to coast — responded with Serve The Moment (STM)* to give opportunities to young adults who…
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Miracles, Heroes, Light and the Coleman
2020 has been a momentous year — the conversation on diversity has never been more important. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Vice President…
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Gratitude During This
Time of Crisis
Tomorrow, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. The very first Thanksgiving came amid a very brutal winter. This Thanksgiving comes amid a historic pandemic that has deeply…
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Our Federation’s Response to Jewish Young Adult Food Insecurity
If you or someone you know needs food, our Federation’s NuRoots wants to help. One in five people in Los Angeles — including Jewish young…
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President & CEO Jay Sanderson Moderates JFNA GA Panel
We are excited to present a recent panel of Jewish leaders moderated by our President & CEO Jay Sanderson. The discussion centered on the issues…
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Rojean Kashanchi Takes Us on Her Jewish Journey
Rojean Kashanchi is a Los Angeles native who works at UCLA Health as the Senior Director of International Business Development. She has her master’s degree…
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We Are Listening
We hope you had meaningful High Holidays. Our rabbis and synagogues found new and innovative ways to create community and keep us all engaged and…
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Shofar Wave: The Sound of the New Year – from the City to the Valley to the Sea
On Sunday, September 20th, from the Valley to the Westside to Pasadena and many neighborhoods in between, you could hear the sounding of a shofar…
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Daniella Kahen Interviews Her Grandfather Mehdi Bobof for NuRoots’ Roots Radio
“When Khomeini came to power, they arrested Mr. (Habib) Elghanayan who was the head of the Iranian Jews and they killed him. After this matter,…
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See the Community You Care About as Never Before
Our community is suffering. We hope the emotional stories in this video will help you gain a deeper understanding of the fragility of our world…
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A Shana Tova Video Message from President & CEO Jay Sanderson
Our Federation is proud to lead Jewish L.A. and take care of our most vulnerable in a way only we can during this time of…
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Meeting The Moment: Young Adults Serve Vulnerable Across Los Angeles
“During these unprecedented times, I knew I had to serve my community in any way possible, and so I decided to join Serve the Moment. Serve…
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Preparing for the High Holidays During a Pandemic
Watch our Federation’s President & CEO Jay Sanderson in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous of Ikar, Rabbi Pini Dunner of Beverly Hills Synagogue, Rabbi…
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Listen In As Our President & CEO Jay Sanderson Outlines A Post Pandemic Jewish Future
Jewish Funders Network · Jay Sanderson: Producing a Post-Pandemic Jewish Future Listen in as our President & CEO Jay Sanderson appears on the latest episode…
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Gracie Evans Uses Julie Beren Platt Teen Innovation Grant to Build Meaningful Connections Between Teens and Holocaust Survivors
Gracie Evans is a recipient of our Federation’s Los Angeles Jewish Teen Initiative (LAJTI) Julie Beren Platt Teen Innovation Grants. She shares her experience and…
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Looking to the Future in a Way Only We Can
I hope you and your families are staying healthy and safe. This continues to be a challenging time for all of us and for our…
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Announcing $6.2 Million in New Programs and Partnerships
Our Federation, as the heartbeat of Jewish L.A., is here while COVID-19 remains a threat to our daily lives and the future of our Jewish…
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We Are Here — Always
It is difficult to verbalize what our community has been through in the last three months. Looking back to the start of the pandemic, when…
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