February 23, 2010 Susan S. Pritzker Event with Dani Shapiro
Best-selling author Dani Shapiro discussed her new book Devotion, an intense story about the search for meaning and peace, at the first event of the 2010 Susan S. Pritzker series.
February 21, 2010 Super Sunday in the City
The Jewish Federtion’s biggest annual fund-raising event, where volunteers raised a record sum at the The Jewish Federation Goldsmith Center on Wilshire Boulevard.
Super Sunday in the Valley
Federation volunteers scaled new heights in fundraising at the Valley Alliance headquarters in the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus. Making phone calls never looked so fun!
February 16 , 2010 King David Society Dinner
Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, entertained KDS members at their annual dinner. Mr. Dubner discussed his book Choosing My Religion, which chronicles his Jewish parents’ conversion to Catholicism, and his own search for his spiritual and ethnic roots.
February 10, 2010 Ruby Lion Luncheon 400 women from across the City and Valley gathered together at the Beverly Hills Hotel for The Jewish Federation Sylvia Weisz Women’s Campaign annual Ruby/Lion of Judah luncheon. Rochelle Cohen was named as the 2010 honoree.
The roars of over 400 Lions of Judah were silenced to a hush in a ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 10th as producer Marc Platt took the dais and shared some most gripping, dramatic tales. No, these were not scenes from his latest scripted project; they were scenes from his life — as a committed Jewish man in Hollywood.
Platt, producer of the Broadway sensation, Wicked, and a string of Hollywood films, such as Legally Blonde, Rachel Getting Married, and the recent academy award nominated Nine, made it clear at the Ruby/Lion of Judah luncheon that doing the “right thing” in Hollywood or anywhere is a choice. Further, Platt emphasized that, “too often, we are concerned with being better off, when we should be concerned simply with being better.” He applauded the women in the room for looking in the mirror and saying, “I gave the most that I could” for our community.
At the event, Platt was followed by his wife, Julie, who as the Federation’s Sylvia Weisz Women’s Campaign Chair, said “Individually, we can only do so much. But with the strength of community, we can do so much more.” Rochelle Cohen received the Ruby Award, a prestigious honor bestowed annually at this gathering, for her work and leadership in the Women’s Campaign.
Meet JFedLA’s new Young Leadership Director and check out the hottest Purim event in LA, Purimpalooza. YLD, JConnectLA, and ATID are throwing it together so you know it’s gonna be good!
Details
Saturday 2/27
@ A Cow Jumped Over The Moon, Beverly Hills
9p-2am
$22 online, $28 at the door Get tix now!
The Birmingham Jewish Federation just launched a program that will give members in their 20’s and 30’s an opportunity to do hands-on volunteer work in support of the causes they care about most. It’s called “Fed Up.”
The initiative evolved from a successful Fed Up With Hunger event where 75 young people went to learn about hunger and chipped in a total of $1,700 for Birmingham’s Catalyst Community Garden Coalition and Table to Table, a hunger relief agency in Israel.
“The name ‘Fed Up With Hunger’ was developed by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles,” said Lauren Klinner, BJF Fundraising & Management Coordinator, in a recent email communication. “And we thank them for letting us use it.”
But the Birmingham Federation is taking the concept in a different direction, and we’re excited to see the results of their efforts. Lauren and fellow group leader Caren Seligman, are broadening the scope of the project beyond hunger and narrowing the member base to young Jews. More importantly, they’re handing over a lot of the power to their group members.
“Caren and I stressed that ‘Fed Up’ was going to be about them; their ideas and the things they wanted to do,” Lauren said. “We hope to make Tikkun Olam an important part of their lives. We want to help people in need, make our city a better place to live, help Israel, learn leadership skills, commit to things greater than ourselves, and most importantly, make a difference!”
Birmingham, we wish you the best of luck! Keep us posted on your progress.
As 2009 drew to a close, the Board of Directors of The Jewish Federation unanimously approved a resolution to make a supplemental allocation of $700,000 to Birthright Israel. By making this commitment prior to the end of the year, we were able to make the most of a generous 2-for-1 match by the Sheldon Adelson Foundation, bringing an incremental $2.1 million commitment to Birthright Israel, on top of the Federation’s prior allocation last year. The funds go directly toward reducing the Los Angeles participant waiting list, which is the highest in the country.
In December 2009, through the generosity of Albert and Janey Sweet and with money from the Federation, 40 Southern Californian and 9 Israeli young people experienced the gift of Taglit-Birthright Israel “The LA Tech Way”—10 days of exploring Israel through a high-tech, biomedical and start-up lens. Check out our exclusive video, shot on the trip.
The Fed is partnering with LimmudLA to present “Taste of Goodness,” an evening filled with opportunities to learn about Purim and hunger in Los Angeles.
LA’s rabble-rousing melamed Aryeh Cohen will present “Orgies Amidst Scarcity: What Mordechai Saw after Leaving the Palace.” And Fed staffer and hunger guru David Lee will talk about “Writing the Blueprint to End Hunger,” a comprehensive, city-wide strategy that JFedLA released last fall as part of the Fed Up With Hunger initiative.
There will a host of other speakers, as well. You can check out the full list on the event Facebook page.
Details
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Events in two locations: Valley Village and Los Feliz
Email taste@limmudla.org to participate. Put the name of the event you’d like to attend in the subject line (example: “Valley Village Taste” or “Los Feliz Taste”).
Reuben Robin & Barak Raviv co-chaired a Super Sunday success
To everyone who answered the call, who gave what you could, and who volunteered time on a Sunday…you are AMAZING! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Because of your generosity, JFedLA raised over $4.5 million in one day. And that money will go toward bettering our community and helping Jews abroad. You’ve made an investment in the Jewish future, and we’re determined to provide a return. Under Jay Sanderson’s leadership, Federation is committed to increased transparency and connection. We want to make sure you know where your dollars are going. And we want to help you get to know your community, including the staffers who are hard at work at 6505 Wilshire making sure your donation makes the greatest impact.
Fed Prez Jay Sanderson had this to say about Super Sunday 2010: “I saw the strength of community in action. I was excited and inspired to see both longtime supporters of the Federation, as well as many new faces. It’s very encouraging to witness first hand the enthusiasm, energy and commitment of our Super Sunday volunteers and I sincerely thank everyone who came out, as well as all the generous donors who helped us exceed our fundraising goal for the day. Next year, I look forward to raising the bar on Super Sunday, reaching significantly more people and raising more money.”
It’s just past noon and we’re at about $1.3 million already! Thanks for answering the call. The community SO appreciates all the increases and all your generosity and support. Here’s a short vid of Mayor Villaraigosa addressing our volunteers just minutes ago:
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Reuben Robin & Barak Raviv co-chaired a Super Sunday success
