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Category Archives: Jewish Federation
Salaries At Jewish Federation Bay Area
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2012, which listed salaries as follows: * Jennifer Gorovitz: $330,709 * Jim Offel: $265,681 * Mark Reisbaum: $256,439 * Andrew Fradkin: $207,989 * Maxine Epstein: $221,571 * Joseph Levin: … Continue reading
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Jewish Community Foundation Of The Jewish Federation Of Los Angeles – Salaries
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2012, which listed salaries as follows: Marvin I. Shotland (CEO): ~$459,000 Daniel Rothblatt: ~$272,000 Michael J. Januzik: ~$280,000 Elliot Kristal: ~$230,000 Barry Littman: ~$270,000 Amelia Xann: ~$230,000 Ripsima Talverdian: … Continue reading
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LAT: Jewish dead lie forgotten in East L.A. graves
From the Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2013: “A search at Mount Zion for the tomb of a prominent Yiddish author reveals a dystopian landscape of toppled tombstones that no one seems to own.” In 1974, the Jewish Federation of … Continue reading
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Federation Scratches Pamela Geller Event, Sparking Protest
From the Forward: L.A. Federation president Jay Sanderson, out of town on a visit to Israel, claimed to be unaware that the ZOA, a tenant with offices in the Federation building, was sponsoring the event featuring Geller. “We were unaware … Continue reading
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Tagged islamic circle of north america, islamic shura council, jewish voice for peace, muslim public affairs council, pamela geller, public affairs council
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Pamela Geller: ‘PROUD ZIONISTS DEFEAT LA JEWISH FEDERATION’
Pamela Geller writes: We live in times when those who control the establishment media and mainstream organizations are increasingly afraid of confronting the true evils of our day, and cowed by the forces of Islamic supremacism and oppression. It saddens … Continue reading
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Tagged enthusiastic crowd, federation leaders, jewish leadership, mainstream organizations, pamela geller, steve goldberg
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Jewish Federation Los Angeles President Jay Sanderson Cancels Pamela Geller’s Sunday Morning Speech At The Federation Building On 6560 Wilshire Bl
JTA reports: “Conservative blogger Pamela Geller is lashing out at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for what she says was its decision to cancel her Sunday appearance. Geller, a fiery critic of Muslims, liberals and mainstream Jewish organizations, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel, Jewish Federation
Tagged intimidation tactics, jesse rosenblum, jew hatred, jewish federation los angeles, jewish federation of greater los angeles, pamela geller, steve goldberg, wilshire bl, wilshire blvd
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Jewish Journal Kashrut Investigation
I expect this will come out in a month. The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles has a kosher meals-on-wheels program. They started out under the supervision of the RCC. Then they dropped the RCC because they could not afford the … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, R. Nachum Sauer, RCC
Tagged jewish federation of los angeles, kosher meals, kosher meat, meals on wheels, meals on wheels program, rabbi yehuda
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Jewish Federation Of Los Angeles Salaries
I went to Guidestar.org and looked up the last 990 tax form filed by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. It was from 2008. Then president Josh Fishel pulled in compensation around $500,000 that year. Executive VP Kenneth Krug brought … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Jewish Federation
Tom Ficara emails: Hi Luke: It appears that the revelation that Elliot Karp was fired at the Cincinnati Jewish Federation for exactly the same employee abuse that has occurred in his present tenure has given us some new and powerful … Continue reading
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Tagged caesars palace, cone of silence, employee abuse, entertainment director, fear and loathing in las vegas, Jewish Federation
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