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Café Europa Celebrates Chanukah

December 2024

On December 17, Café Europa, JFSLA’s social group for Holocaust Survivors, celebrated Chanukah with local students through music, crafts, and delicious food. This annual event brought joy to the survivors while fostering connections between generations. Each year, JFSLA provides vital services and a supportive community to over 1,200 Holocaust Survivors.

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A Gift of Love and Legacy: Honoring Louise Nemeth on Her 100th Birthday

December 2024

To honor what would have been their beloved mother’s 100th birthday, Stephanie Bronson and her surviving siblings, Stephen and Valerie Nemeth, chose to celebrate her life with a gift of profound impact: a $100,000 donation to Jewish Family Service LA. For Stephanie, this gift was not only “the most natural” choice but a deeply personal…

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Holocaust Survivors Intergenerational Event

December 2024

On November 19, students from Sinai Akiba Academy had the privilege of joining Café Europa, JFSLA’s social group for Survivors of the Holocaust, for a powerful intergenerational program. Students listened to survivors’ stories, building meaningful connections that bridged the past with the present.

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JFSLA Distributes Thanksgiving Staples

December 2024

Published by the Jewish Journal. Every Thanksgiving, Jewish Family Service LA (JFSLA), the city’s oldest social service agency, plays an important role in ensuring that Angelenos have access to the groceries they need to have a Thanksgiving meal. This year, JFSLA staff and volunteers distributed Thanksgiving meal staples to 1,000 households across Los Angeles. Year…

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Local Students Bring Thanksgiving to JFSLA Domestic Violence Shelters

December 2024

Every Thanksgiving for almost the last two decades, families at JFS Hope’s domestic violence shelters receive holiday baskets filled with essential staples for a Thanksgiving meal. These baskets, prepared by the students and faculty of Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School, also include tableware, flowers, and heartfelt cards. “We are deeply grateful for our partnership with…

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Jewish Family Service LA Distributes Thanksgiving Groceries to 1,000 Households in Need

November 2024

LOS ANGELES — Every Thanksgiving, Jewish Family Service LA (JFSLA), the city’s oldest social service agency, plays an important role in ensuring that Angelenos have access to the groceries they need to have a Thanksgiving meal. This year, JFSLA staff and volunteers distributed Thanksgiving meal staples to 1,000 households across Los Angeles. Year round, JFSLA’s…

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Donor Profile: Rachael Kallick

November 2024

Leading with Compassion In 2017, Rachael Kallick was looking for a way to give back to her community, when she heard about JFSLA’s Young Leaders program. JFSLA’s Young Leaders is a dynamic and diverse group of community-minded individuals, ages 21 to 40, committed to furthering JFSLA’s mission through volunteerism, philanthropy, and social events. From the…

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JFSLA Empowers Adults with Disabilities to Thrive in the Workforce

November 2024

Reported by Spectrum News. LOS ANGELES — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month used to recognize the contributions people with disabilities make to the workforce. However, getting that job can be the biggest hurdle and that is where the Jewish Family Service LA organization is stepping in. Their Special Needs Life Skills Program, helps…

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L.A.’s Oldest Social Services Agency Simplifying the Voting Process for Those in Need of Help

November 2024

Reported by CBS News. On October 30, JFSLA in partnership with the LA County Registrar-Recorder office hosted a voting center at JFSLA’s Valley Storefront Senior Centers, helping seniors exercise their right to vote in the election.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 2024

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence, affects more than 12 million Americans every year. Over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner. What Is Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is a pattern of abusive…