Our Message of Solidarity
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles stands with our neighbors in the African American community in expressing grief over the senseless murders of George…
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Year: 2020
Keeping Our Community Safe
We hope you and your family are safe and healthy. In this time of high anxiety when there is increasing turmoil in our streets, we…
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COVID19: Jewish and Civic Perspectives and Current Events
Our city has changed overnight and so has our community. Watch the conversation between Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti and our Federation’s President &…
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We Are Thinking About You
We are thinking about you as our community celebrates Shavuot. There is great significance to this year’s observance as we reflect on the giving of…
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Cooking, Cocktails, and Conversation with Jay Sanderson and Rob Eshman
Watch this rebroadcast of a lively Zoom experience that covered cooking, cocktails, and conversation. Our Federation’s President & CEO Jay Sanderson and National Editor of The…
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Jay Sanderson Gets Personal in The Forward
I want to share with you a piece of writing that not only speaks to the Federation’s important work in our community and in Israel…
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We Are Here Through the Summer and All Year Round
Last May, I wrote to you about the high-impact work we were doing with our partners to create meaningful Jewish summer plans for our youth…
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Honor Your Mom or Special Friend with a Meaningful Gift
I am lucky to be my mother’s daughter. My mother, Herta Amir, is my best friend, teacher, and mentor. She is strong, wise, brilliant, and…
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Join Me in Doing More
I’m writing to you this week after suffering an incomprehensible loss. My beloved twin brother Jeffrey passed away two weeks ago from COVID-19. I am…
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Providing Resources and Comfort During This Crisis
We hope that you and your family are healthy and safe. This crisis has affected many of us on a deeply personal level. Our Federation is here to provide resources and comfort when you and our entire community need it most.
The Jewish Federation’s 2020 Seder Plate
Zeroa: Representing G-d’s outstretched arm to help our ancestors in Egypt, the shank bone also symbolizes our newly created Federation Crisis Resources through which we…
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Keeping our Jewish Community Healthy and Strong
Enjoy watching our Town Hall and share with anyone who you think needs to see this. Please donate if you can. Federation Town Hall with…
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Caring for Our Community During This Crisis
We hope that you and your family are healthy and safe. We recognize that this crisis has unsettled all of us and that we all…
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We Are in a Crisis
We are all feeling it. We are staying home. We are missing loved ones and friends. We are in a crisis. We are also the…
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We Are Here – 365 Days a Year, Especially in Crisis
I hope that you and your families are safe and healthy. In this time of unprecedented isolation, we are all experiencing feelings of anxiety and…
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We Are Here for You and Our Entire Community
As we approach Shabbat, we know that our entire community is anxious and unsettled. Sadly, there are many among us who are homebound and some…
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Our Commitment to Our Community
Our Federation is deeply committed to our mission and the health and safety of our Jewish community. This commitment has never been stronger.
It is Not Enough to Never Forget
January 27, 2020, marked both the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was also a heavy day of…
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From the Wrestling Mat to The Jewish Federation
Bryan Turkel is a new addition to our Federation team in the role of Assistant Director of Leadership Development. Read about his Jewish journey and his excitement to share what he has learned along the way.
Five Things I Learned When Traveling to Brazil with 20 Jews of Color
This past December, I had the privilege of traveling to Brazil with twenty Jews of Color on an eight-day trip hosted by the American Jewish…
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