commitment to community

CONTINUING OUR
COMMITMENT TO
COMMUNITY
ANNUAL REPORT
2013–2014
“When adversity strikes,
that’s when you have to be
the most calm.
Take a step back, stay
strong, stay grounded
and press on.”
ANONYMOUS
F
rom our work on human trafficking to
our great flood of 2014, this past year
has certainly been incomparable to
other years as we continue to build
partnerships and collaborations with other
organizations. Figuring out how we were
going to function when more than half of our
building became unusable created new
opportunities and enormous challenges for
us. As always, we met those challenges and
found ways to create positive change.
We stepped up in the area of human
trafficking by putting together a coalition to
create the Human Trafficking Outreach
Project. The Project raised awareness about
human trafficking by training over 150
volunteers to ensure hotline posters are
displayed in businesses throughout LA
County. The Press Conference we convened
at Council House brought a lot of the media
to our building along with many elected
officials to announce the Project. Less than a
week later, we walked into our lobby to find
water pouring down from the ceiling. Our
staff showed tremendous flexibility, our Board
volunteered to help, and our community
partners stepped up to let us use their
facilities so that our programs were minimally
impacted as we repaired the building. Within
two months our building was refurbished and
our programs were at full strength. We are
better than ever!
Through all of this we stayed strong and
grounded in our mission and pressed on.
Today we have a building that is better and
more efficient. Our programs did not lose a
step and continue to meet the ever-changing
challenges in our community. We revamped
our Clothing Voucher program to meet the
needs of our coalition partners without
diminishing the needs of our own organization.
As the key revenue source for our programs
and services to ensure their vitality our
Council Thrift Shops continued to grow the
Ebay store and work on ways to increase
donations to the Council Thrift Shops.
Our Women Helping Women Community
Counseling & Support Services department
created the Community Psychiatric Resource
Program (CPR) to address the loss and lack of
psychiatric services in our communities. Our
Women Helping Children Art & Literacy
Programs for Youth, our Advocacy and
Legislative Action and Engagement Programs,
the Jewish Women’s Conference and Women
Making a Difference all provide a significant
impact to Los Angeles.
We continue to fill gaps in service needs by
creating programs to address the needs of
our youth while advocating for all the issues
that impact and affect women, children and
families in Los Angeles, California, throughout
the United States and in Israel. As a
grassroots organization our goals of
connecting, educating and engaging our
community grow through our programs and
collaborations.
It takes a committed Board of Directors, staff,
and most importantly, our volunteers,
supporters, and members to make all we do
happen.
So, we will stay focused, grounded, strong
and continue to press on.
Shelli Dodell
Board President
Hillary Selvin
Executive Director
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OUR COMMUNITY
Annual Meeting: The NCJW/LA
Annual Meeting honors both
our Board of Directors and
volunteers. We highlight the
many hours of service they
give to NCJW annually.
Annual Women’s Seder:
Year after year, over 100
women attend the Annual
Women’s Seder. They find it
profoundly meaningful and
inspiring — an experience
which bolsters our
commitment to addressing
contemporary social
challenges with a celebration
of our most ancient
traditions.
Attendees participating in the
Annual Women’s Seder
Lifetime Member Tea: This
year we are looking forward
to a great Lifetime Member
Event in January where we
will thank the members for
their continued support with
an afternoon of light bites,
sweets and an inspiring
program.
and are excited to
share our organization’s
accomplishments with our
new members. As our
membership grows, so
does our corps of volunteers
and donors, enabling us to
offer vital services to even
more clients.
Membership: NCJW/LA’s
enthusiastic volunteers and
staff work hard to grow the
organization by spreading
the word about our programs
and community services.
NCJW/LA membership
connects a network of
courageous and
compassionate individuals
who work together to
improve the quality of life for
women, children and
families. Our members enjoy
programs and events that
keep them informed,
educated and entertained.
Members also receive a 20%
discount on all their Council
Thrift purchases.
Throughout this year, in
celebration of NCJW’s
120th anniversary, we
invited our members to
give complimentary gift
memberships to friends and
family. We had a fantastic
response to this offer
Pamela Brown, VP of Membership, and Board Members Cipra Nemeth and
Sylvia Brown, volunteering at one of the many outreach events we attend
throughout the year.
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Vista Val President, Sylvia Abrams with members Gerry Moscowitz and
Lenore Machanic pictured with NCJW/LA President Shelli Dodell
(middle) and NCJW/LA Executive Director Hillary Selvin (far right).
Outreach: Membership and
Outreach volunteers and
staff proudly represent
NCJW/LA at various
community events including
West Hollywood Healthy
Children’s Fair, West
Hollywood Senior Health
Fair, West Hollywood Book
Fair, Jewish Executive
Leadership Conferences, Big
Jewish Tent event at the
Shalom Institute in Malibu,
and the Mar Vista Community
Fall Festival. NCJW/LA
distributes information and
continues reaching out and
responding to the needs of
the community.
Vista Val: The Vista Val
Division in the San Fernando
Valley meets weekly at
Temple Judea in Tarzana,
where the participants
engage in uplifting social and
cultural opportunities. Once
a month Vista Val hosts the
general meetings that
showcase a variety of
speakers; they also host a
bi-annual luncheon, the
proceeds of which support
the programs and services
of NCJW/LA.
Women Making A Difference — City Group at one of the “Mitzvot &
Merlot” programs during the year.
Volunteer Open House: Our
volunteers are the fuel of the
NCJW/LA vehicle. The
Volunteer Open House
engages prospective
volunteers with information
about past accomplishments
and future plans of each of
the NCJW/LA programs.
Current volunteers and staff
are present to provide insight
on the many opportunities
available.
Volunteer Open House
Women Making A
Difference: Over 100 women
involved in the Woman
Making a Difference (WMD)
program are dedicated to
community service projects.
The volunteers call the once
a month group meetings
“Mitzvot & Merlot.” They
enjoy wine and light
refreshments at a volunteer’s
home and produce items for
partner organizations. WMD
groups meet in Los Angeles,
Agoura Hills, the San
Fernando Valley, and Santa
Clarita.
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ADVOCACY
NCJW/Los Angeles has been a leading
advocate for the rights of women, children and
families for over 100 years, and advocacy is
one of the principal functions of our Los
Angeles Section. Our Advocacy Committee
members are volunteers who are truly
dedicated to the philosophy of Tikkun Olam.
For our Film Series, we screened educational
and environmental films such as “Roe at Risk:
Fighting For Reproductive Justice,”which
described the dramatic impact of nationwide
attacks on women’s constitutional rights. We
are waking up to the fact that rights we have
held for four decades may no longer be secure.
“Gasland Part II” gave us a broader look at the
dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the
controversial method of extracting natural gas
and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32
countries worldwide). On a much more
emotional and controversial issue, the powerful
film “How To Die In Oregon” provided an
insightful look into Oregon’s Death with
Dignity Act. This film illustrates the importance
of control at the end-of-life and gently enters
the lives of some terminally ill people, as they
consider whether or not to calmly end their
lives. What emerges is a powerful portrait of
what it means to die with dignity. The debate
has now arrived in California, the state best
known around the world for its leadership on
human rights.
NCJW/LA was a
recipient of the
City of West
Hollywood’s
Lesbian and Gay
Advisory Board’s
Rainbow Key
Award honoring
those who have
made outstanding
contributions to
the Lesbian and
Gay community.
Gun Violence Prevention Program Panel
The film “Brave Miss World” brings us the life
story of Miss Israel Linor Abargil who was
abducted, stabbed, and raped in Milan, Italy, at
age 18. She had to represent her country in the
Miss World competition only six weeks later.
When she was crowned the winner, she vowed
to do something about rape. The film follows
her through her crusade to fight for justice and
break the silence. She travels the world to
speak out and meet with other rape victims.
When her serial rapist becomes eligible for
parole, she will proceed to hunt down his
previous victims in order to help keep him
behind bars. The film explores the trauma of
sexual assault through one young woman’s
journey from teenage rape victim to Miss
World to empowered lawyer and activist.
Our dynamic and thought provoking panels
continue to include programs focused on
legislation for gun violence prevention;
domestic violence; domestic child trafficking;
women in prison; reproductive rights and
many other topical issues.
Other new exciting partnerships include working
with the Transgender community on a job fair
that attracted approximately 15 corporations
and over 200 prospective applicants. This highly
successful program culminated in employment
for many who otherwise may not have had the
opportunity. In addition we held a Transgender
wellness program that provided workshops
focused on interviewing skills; communicating
with medical professionals on gender issues;
investing in your future; and initiating checking
and savings accounts. These are issues that can
present significant challenges for the
Transgender community.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
We were proud to be included as a
co-sponsor for Women’s Equality Day 2013
“A Night In Herstory” with the City of West
Hollywood commemorating the 93rd
anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution and honoring Feminist icon
Helen Reddy. We also partnered with One
Billion Rising in the celebration of VDay, the
global movement to end violence against
women.
In January, we partnered with the National
Women’s Political Caucus LA Westside to
produce Endangered Species, a day-long
conference on the low number of women
elected to office in Los Angeles. Past and
present elected officials joined non-profit and
research experts to discuss the challenges
women face when running for office. Over
100 participants attended the free
conference. Speakers included Senator Holly
Mitchell, Assemblymember Christina Garcia,
and Mayor Aja Brown.
Our Human Trafficking Outreach Project
took on the implementation of SB1193, a
California law that mandates over twelve
types of businesses put up human trafficking
hotline information on their premises. We
trained over 150 volunteers to visit hundreds
of locations throughout Los Angeles County,
partnering with the City and County of
Los Angeles. Mayor Eric Garcetti, County
Supervisors Don Knabe and Mark RidleyThomas, City Attorney Mike Feuer, and
Councilwoman Nury Martinez spoke at our
press conference to announce the project in
February, which was broadcast on the
evening news on almost every major local
news network. Our partners on the project
include CAST, T’ruah, Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher, JLC, and Oasis USA.
LA Participants at NCJW Sacramento Lobby Day
In April, the Los Angeles Section brought 19
of our community members to the NCJW
Lobby Day in Sacramento. We advocated for
health care for immigrants, a more just social
safety net for low income families in
California, and Universal Pre-K. We also
fought to close loopholes in our gun safety
laws to prevent gun violence.
Human Trafficking Outreach Project Press Conference
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RESHET
THE JEWISH WOMEN’S NETWORK
Reshet, NCJW/LA’s Jewish Women’s
Network (“Reshet” means “network” in
Hebrew) continued to create empowering
programs for Jewish women in Los Angeles.
Our Third Annual Jewish Women’s
Conference of Southern California took
place on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at
UCLA’s Covel Commons. With over 250
“I think the conference does a great job of
doing what it sets out to do, which is to
empower women of all backgrounds and
inspire us to stay informed and make a
difference.”
women in attendance, the conference
provided workshops on how to communicate
effectively, and how to be financially savvy.
In addition, educational panels explained
issues facing women in California, and what
we can do to protect our health as women.
Keynote Speakers Sandra Fluke and Dr.
Cheryl Saban gave insightful and motivating
talks during breakfast and lunch, and we
concluded with a happy hour during which
women of all ages could network and make
new, like-minded friends.
—Kimberly Kandel
Participants at the Jewish Women’s Conference
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Young Professional Happy Hour Hosts
We kicked off our Young Professionals
Initiative this year with our post-work Happy
Hours. We held two happy hours at the
Phyllis Morris Showroom and at Le Parc Suite
Hotel where men and women in their 20’s and
30’s networked, learned about NCJW/LA, and
got a brief presentation on professional
development to help them succeed in their
careers.
Reshet also produced a program on Women’s
Health with a lecture by Dr. Puja Mehta of the
Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at
Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Mehta explained the risk
factors, new research, and important heart
disease prevention techniques for women.
We held our second series of the Advocacy
Training Project (previously called the Women’s
Action Training Project). The trainings included
Presenting Your Message, Learn to Lobby, Social
Media for Advocacy, Taking Charge of Media
Relations, How to Write an OpEd, and our
newly added session, Getting Appointed to a
Board or Commission. Four participants
received a certificate of completion from the
City of West Hollywood for participating in all
six sessions and training to become effective
advocates for their cause. ATP was facilitated
by advocacy professionals including Rachel
Michelin of CA Women Lead and media
expert Lisa Elia and chaired for the second
year by Social Justice Advocate Sandra Fluke.
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WOMEN HELPING CHILDREN
Women Helping Children Art & Literacy
Programs for Youth continue to bring school
and shelter-based programming to over
5,000 students every year. Through the
dedication and commitment of our volunteers
we are able to enrich and enhance the
educational experiences of these children and
young adults. With the help of our volunteers,
we are able to continue to impact the greater
“Thank you for all your hard work. Also, I thank
you for teaching us new and amazing lessons that
I never knew about….I hope next year you can
come (back) so I can learn more about art. I will
miss you!”
—Jose Luis R., Art Pals Participant, Reseda Elementary School
Councilman Nazarian’s Open House with Art Pals Display
Los Angeles community and grow our
programming.
The work of our students from LeMay
Elementary School, one of our Art Pals
program sites, was on display as part of the
Fall Open House for State Assemblymember
Adrin Nazarian. Constituents were able to
view the art work of the third and fourth
grade student artists who were proud to
share their paintings with citizens of their
home district.
Volunteers from the Alexandria House Teen
Program took part in two service projects this
year-helping to sort clothing at NCJW/LA’s
Annual Clothing Giveaway and wrapping gifts
with the West Hollywood Gift-Wrapping
Service Project. For the second year in a row,
the teens also participated in World Book
Night, handing out copies of Cheryl Strayed’s
Wild to residents of their neighborhood. These
teens, led by NCJW/LA Hannah’s Daughter
Award Winner Kim Fay have seized upon the
importance of paying it forward in their own
community, incorporating the lessons instilled
in them by our own NCJW/LA volunteers.
Thanks to the participation of one of our donor
Bar Mitzvah families we supported San
Fernando Valley Rescue Mission throughout
the year-sponsoring beach day field trips and
providing over 100 children and families with
books at their annual community Thanksgiving
Feast. This Spring, the Rescue Mission suffered
a devastating fire that destroyed their shelter
and warehouse space. With the help of our
Women Making a Difference groups, our
WHW Emergency Survival Fund and the
support of our WHC Committee, led by WHC
Vice-President Susan Isaacs, we adopted one
of the shelter families and provided them with
all of the necessities from toiletries to linens to
gift cards during this transitional period.
Shenandoah Students
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McAlister students viewing art
The students in our After-School Homework
Club benefited from a year of hands-on
academic enrichment thanks to our volunteers
at Rosewood and Laurel Span Schools. We
worked closely with school staff to identify
students who had a high need for additional
homework help and extra attention in order to
reach students who could truly benefit from
the help of our volunteers. Additional
academic games and activities were brought
into homework club throughout the year with a
specific focus on building math skills for our
elementary schools students. Students
expressed their appreciation for our volunteers
with hand-drawn thank you notes to celebrate
the end of the school year.
Additionally, all of our WHC programs
expanded their reach into the community this
year. Our students from McAlister Regional
High School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
visited the Getty Museum with NCJW/LA
volunteers to celebrate the culmination of their
art curriculum, Art Bridges Culture students
added a new lesson on Brazil and the
importance of the Amazon rain-forest with the
creation of rain sticks and through Light Up a
Library students at Laurel Span School
celebrated Read Across America Day and Dr.
Seuss’ Birthday in March.
West Hollywood Gift-Wrapping Service Project
One of our Homework Club parents sent us a note at the
end of the year, reminding us why we are so thankful for
our volunteers in Women Helping Children. She wrote:
“(My daughter) really enjoyed participating in
and attending your sessions. I am so grateful for
the opportunity and help you gave my children.”
—Maria A., Homework Club parent
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WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Women Helping Women is driven by the belief that people need people, and that human
connection is essential to mental health and healing. We are dedicated to providing highquality, integrated mental health and supportive service to a diverse community of women,
children and families at risk and in need.
Counseling: Women Helping Women (WHW)
continues our commitment to provide
affordable, accessible and effective therapy
without time limits. This year, our talented
and dedicated social workers continued to
pursue advanced clinical trainings on the
latest treatment interventions in order to
provide our clients with the best individual,
couples and family therapy available.
Emergency Services: WHW continued to
meet the widening gaps in services in our
community. Last year, we provided 451
community members with emergency
services, including holiday gifts and bus
National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles
Clinical Team: Staff and Interns.
tokens. WWH gave 21 educational
scholarships to help women and men improve
their lives, helped 33 individuals and families
avoid eviction by providing rental assistance,
and distributed 2,582 clothing vouchers to
WHW counseling and Talkline clients and
partner agency clients.
Community Psychiatry Resource Program:
Thanks to a grant from the City of West
Hollywood, WHW has also expanded our
services by creating the Community
Psychiatry Resource Program (CPR). In its
first year, the CPR program connected eight
clients to high quality psychiatric
assessments, three of them West Hollywood
community members. This service provides
financial assistance to those who need help
paying for doctor appointments and
medications until they are stabilized. As
always, we offer resources and referrals to
assist clients in continuing their psychiatric
care after completing our programs.
Talkline: Our wonderful Talkline volunteers
compassionately respond to callers who
need support in coping with social and
emotional problems, including: domestic
violence, mental health issues, un- and
under-employment, family problems, illness
and disability, and other acute and chronic
stressors. This year, we provided over 1,130
callers with resources, referrals, emergency
assistance, emotional support, and most
importantly, the reassurance that they are
not alone.
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WHW Talkline Training Class of Spring 2014
Violence Prevention & Intervention: Since
its inception in 1983, Women Helping
Women has been committed to supporting
survivors of abuse and trauma. This year, we
continued to offer specialized traumafocused therapy services to survivors of
child abuse, domestic violence, sexual
assault, and gender-based and sexual
orientation-based violence. We continued to
participate in numerous local networks and
taskforces dedicated to preventing domestic
violence and child sexual abuse, and in
partnership with LA City Attorney Mike Feuer,
WHW Staff helped author a community
pamphlet providing information and
resources for families experiencing violence.
WHW brings the community together at our Annual Clothesline Reception
each spring, creating healing and hope for survivors of abuse and trauma.
We thank the S. Mark Taper Foundation for their
generous funding of Women Helping Women’s
counseling and support services and programs.
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Each year, the Women Helping Women
Scholarship Committee reviews over 150
applications from a broad demographic of
students: from single parents and survivors
of domestic violence to aspiring teachers,
nurses, and TV & film production specialists.
The Scholarship Committee meticulously
reviews each application to select 20
scholarship recipients annually. NCJW/LA
scholarships empower students to pursue
their academic dreams and create a brighter
future for themselves, their families, and
their communities.
This year scholarships were awarded to an
executive assistant at a nonprofit that provides
services to the homeless, a nurse who plans to
use her skills to help children in underdeveloped
countries, and a single mother who is studying
to become a medical social worker. Overall,
the Committee awarded $30,000 to 20
scholarship recipients.
The NCJW/LA Scholarship Program has
provided over 260 scholarships, a total of
more than $340,000, since its inception
in 1987.
SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDE:
hh Dodell Women’s Empowerment Scholarship
hh Ellis Scholarship for Childcare
hh Inger Lawrence — M.R. Bauer Foundation Nursing Studies Scholarship
hh June Miller Nursing Education Scholarship
hh Samuel Schulman Memorial Scholarship
hh Sherman & Frances L. Teller Teaching Credential Scholarship
hh Singerman-Nosseck Memorial Scholarship
hh Sol Goldberg Childcare Subsidy
hh Sophie Greenstadt Scholarship for Mid-Life Women
hh Stephen L. Teller & Richard Hotson TV & Cinema Scholarship
hh Susan Schulman Begley Memorial Scholarship
“By awarding me the June Miller Nursing Education Scholarship,
you have lightened my financial burden which allows me to
focus more on the most important aspect of school, learning.
Thank you again for your generosity and support. I hope one
day I will be able to help students achieve their goals just as you
have helped me.”
—Christina DeRobertis
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COUNCIL THRIFT SHOPS
We are continually seeing progress in our
Thrift stores through the efforts of our
dedicated employees and volunteers. Thank
you to our generous donors who provide over
75% of the revenue necessary to support of
NCJW/LA’s amazing programs and services.
RECYCLE
When donors consider giving to Council
Thrift Shops, they do so because of the
prompt and the courteous response, the
helpful attitudes and the professionalism of
our staff. We work to make every component
of the donation process, from the telephone
inquiry to the donation pick up a rewarding
experience for all our donors.
When customers think of shopping for a
bargain, they think of Council Thrift Shops
because of our clean, neat stores, our friendly
and welcoming staffs, our well displayed
merchandise and our competitive prices.
When prospective employees look for a job,
they think of Council Thrift, because of our
reputation as an excellent employer with
competitive pay and outstanding benefits and
the opportunity for professional development.
If you don’t wear it anymore, give it a second life
and donate it to COUNCIL THRIFT.
Your donations of gently used fashion and furniture helps
NCJW/LA provide services for at-risk women, children and
families throughout our Los Angeles community.
We pick up and provide tax-deductible itemized receipts.
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“I don’t know ANY charity that functions as well as Council Thrift Shops.
Your stores run better than 99% of the commercial retailers in the state.
I really feel that it goes to good when I give to Council Thrift. When I give,
I feel ‘loved and appreciated’! And as a non-Jewish person, you support
EVERYONE! Thank you for being a part of the Los Angeles community.”
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DONORS
$25,000 and above
Sempra Energy Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Bonnie Sloane
St. John’s Well Child &
Family Center
Diane Sunderland
Marilyn & Armin Szatmary
Women’s International
Zionist Organization
Lenore Wax
Tammy Weisman
Analee Yorkshire
Talma Zelitzki
Anonymous
City of West Hollywood
The S. Mark Taper
Foundation
$10,000–$24,999
M.R. Bauer Foundation
June Miller
Modestus Bauer
Foundation
William & Fay O’Neil
Amy & Jeffrey P. Straus
Stephen Teller &
Richard Hotson
$500–$999
$5,000–$9,999
California Community
Foundation on behalf of
Maria Suarez
Cannon Family Foundation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Judy Fischer
The Berry Gordy Family
Foundation
NBC Universal Media, LLC
Diane Nosseck
Southern California Gas
Company
$1,000–$4,999
Elissa Becker
Suzanne Caplan
CPEhr
Ann L. Dach
Helen Davidov
Jaime Hepp
Hella Hershson
Hillside Memorial Park &
Mortuary
Israel Bonds
John Snow, Inc.
Joseph Hoyt Foundation
Phyllis Cohen
Robert Klausner
Karen Mason
Mazon: A Jewish Response
to Hunger
Geraldine Moscowitz
Beverly Mushinsky
Cipra Nemeth &
Scott Shulman
Michael Penfold
Performance Magazine
Rosenthal Family
Foundation
Barbara Rothstein
Nancy Scher
Anita Aratow
Sylvia F. Brown
Suzanne Buckholtz
Capital Group Company
Charitable Foundation
Susan Corby
Shelli & Herb Dodell
Eli’s Cheesecake Company
Judy Fisher
Reesa Hahn-Manning
Gail Honigberg Cohen
Lorraine Joffe
Helen & Sid Katz
Mickey Fine Pharmacy
Elizabeth Morris
Sandy Nahan
C. Jean Pearlstein
Barbara Pine
Planned Parenthood
Los Angeles
Shelley P. Resnik
Sharon Romick
Sonia Schneider
Peggy Schwartz
Bonnie Shatz
Merle Siegel
Sinai Temple
State Farm Insurance
Bella Stavchansky
Temple Israel of Hollywood
Renée Tener-Hertzberg
Ginger Williams
Arthur Zeesman &
Bonnie Nijst
$250–$499
Sylvia Abrams
Michele Andelson
Donna Benjamin
Deborah Berger
Ariel Bobroff
Benjamin Bohr
Betty Jane Bruck
Builders of Jewish
Education
Close the Gap CA
Davida Aprons &
Logo Programs, Inc
Gary Davis
Bettina Duval
Emerge California
Emily’s List
Carol Gaspar
Jeanie Gaynor
Annette Gottlieb
Joseph Grana
Trudi Green
Myrna Hant
Vickie Hokanson-Garza
HOPE- California
Susan Igdaloff
Jacqueline B., Inc.
Jewish Free Loan
Association
Liza Shtromberg Jewelry
Susan Overman
Tiky & Robby Paley
Joan L. Peltin
Silvia Perchuk
Ronelle Designs
Marilyn Rothman
Leanore Saltz
Steven Shatz
Doris Sherman
Karen Sherwood
Lotte Sohn
Becky Stacey
Lysa Stone
Susan Sysler
The Estate of
Enid Janssen Reed
The Feminist Majority
Foundation
Paula Verbit
Rebecca Lyn Wayne
Evelyn D. Weinstein
Robin Weisz
Ruth Williams
Sarah Yucht
Allen Zatkin
Ruth Zeitzew
$50–$249
Deborah Abram
Cheryl Abrams
Linda Abrams
Academy for Jewish
Religion, CA
Tami Adams
Merle Adelstein
Imelda Aguirre
Sylvia Alberts
Edith Alexander
Joanne Aloni-Boldon
Miriam Altschuler
AMIT Children
Rachel Andres
Rae Antonoff
Janet R. Arenberg
Johanna Arias-Bhatia
Francesca Aster
Michele Atias
Katie Barak
Lidia Barbosa
Sherry Bardack
Cipi Baron
Saul Bass
Joan Bauman
Judy C. Bax
Debra Bear
Naomi Beck
Carol Becker
Sylvia Bellamy
Chaya Berenson
Harris Berger
Jeanne Berger
Rob Bergstein
Larry Berkin
Andrea Bernstein
Anne Bernstein
Janice Bernstein
Karen Bernstein
Leslie Bernstein
Mariam Berry
Neila Berton
Elissa Berzon
Samantha Besser
Mayim Bialik
Reva Biers
Alexandra Binder
Emily Blake
Larry Block
Elaine Bluebond
Karol Blumenthal
Julie Book
Sandra Borak
Sam Borelli
Jill Bornstein
Candace Bowes
Tania Bradkin
George Bran
Jeanette Bran
Joel Brand
Evelyn Brass
Norman Braverman
Anita Brenner
Brent’s Deli
Jennifer Brockett
Leila Bronner
Jill Brown
Myra Brown
Pamela Brown
Roberta Brown
Victoria Brown
Kerren Brull
Chuck & Diane Bulgatz
Linda Bulmash
Marcia Burnam
Gloria Burney
Sheila Butler-Leibovic
Myles Cabot
Natalie Caine
Miriam Cantor
Janet Change
Harriet Chase
Selbert A. Chernila
Marge Chirchick
Chrysalis Center
Gabrielle Clayman
Carolyn Cohen
Jean Cohen
Leona Cohen
Shirley Cohen
Shirley A. Cohen
Shoshana Cohen
Ileene Collin
Phyllis Colman
Judith Comroe
Karen Constine
Joyce Cooper
Nita Corinblit
Joan Cowan
Sharon Cramer
Sandra Croll
Henny Daly
Sharon Dancygier
Janet Davis-Sylvester
Michal Dayan
Toni C. Delliquadri
Sandy DeLuahi
Pearl Denner
Marlene Dersarkissian
Joe DesBarres
Diana Deutsch
Dolores Deutsch
Marian DeWitt
Elaine L. Diamond
Manilynn Disuanco
Randolph Dobbs
Jeanne Dobrin
Drive Wise Auto
Rochelle Dube
Sofiya Dubinsky
Joanne Eagle
Sylvia Edelstein
Janice S. Ehrlich
Suzanne Ehrmann
Carol Eisner
14 A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | LOS ANGELES SECTION
Thank you to all of our supporters, who have helped change the
lives of women, children, and families with their generosity.
Evelyne Elbaum
Bonnie Elbaz-Deckel
Janet Elkins
Lynn Elliott
Sharon Elson
Eric Engel
Karen Engelhardt
Natalie Epple
Elke Ereshefsky
Susan Ettinger
Burton Farber
May Farida
Deborah Favorite
Robin Federman
Elise Feldscher
Mona Field
Elaine Findling
Lee Fink
Jodi Finkel
Roberta Finkle
Judith Firestone
Donna Fisher
Shelley Fisher
Gloria Fishfader
Muriel Flagg
Sandra Fluke
Linda Fox
Jacqueline Frank
Ellen Frank Mathews
Georgia Freedman-Harvey
Gayle G. Friedman
Leslie Friedman
Shirley Friedman-Chase
Carol M. Frost
Ellen Fryer
Beverly Fuller
Neal Gantz
Diane Gerry
Leslie Gersicoff
Karen Gilman
Randy Gilson
Allison Gingold
Marilyn Giorgio
Jill Glasband
Francesca Glassenberg
Shana Glassman
Janet Glick
Pearl Glick
Diane Glickman
Zita Gluskin
Ilissa Gold
Albert Goldberg
Jackie Goldberg
Coralie Goldsmith
Esther Goldsmith
Frances Goldsmith
Toni Goldstein
Ericka Gonzalez
Dee Gooze
Frieda Gorelick
Hallee Susan Gould
Mark Granby
Jennifer Green
Marjorie Green
Erin Grey
Grace Gross
Debbie Grossman
Gini Gruber
Scott Gutentag
Michelle Haines
Marla Hall
Jacqueline Hamilton
Marjorie R. Harris
Gail Heim
Betsy H. Newman &
Howard Heitner
Celeste Herleth
Marion F. Hillman
Jerry Himelfarb
Janet Hirsch
Madeleine Hirsch
Christina Ho
Andrea Hoffman
Norma Holanov
Toby M. Horn
Phyllis Horning
Rachel Horning
Lindsey Horvath
Ken Howze
Laura Huff
Barbara Hurvitz
Lydia Inghram
Leslie Ingram Drake
Susan Isaacs
Natalie Issner
Debra Jacobs-Malmazada
Jeanne Jacoves
Nancy Jaffe
Jewish Federation of
Greater Los Angeles
Jewish Public Affairs
Committee
Jewish World Watch
Mary Joyce Johnson
Miya Johnson
Cyndee K. Kahn
Estelle S. Kahn
Deborah Kallick
Marilyn Kalmansohn
Anne R. Kalsman
Kimberly Kandel
Cheryl Kaplan
Lisa Kaplan Lubka
Barbara Kar
Sally Karbelnig
Marilee Karlsen
Lisa Kassner
Alisa Katz
Ellen Katzman
Rose L. Kaufman
Karen Kay
Noma Kaz
Caroline Kelly
Brittany Kirschman
Anatole Klebanow
Arlene M. Klein
Barbara Klein
Joanne Klein
Naomi Klein
Barbara Klubeck
Helen Kozberg
Marilyn Kram
Loris Kramer-Lunsford
Helen Kranther
Ann Krasner
Robin Kremen
Laura Lake
Abbe Land
Marilyn Landau
Dorothy Lank
Sally A. Lapiduss
Marilyn Lee
Abby J. Leibman
Sharon Lerner
Linda Lessing
Geraldine Lester
Miriam Levenberg
Florence Levin
Gail Levine
Jack Levine
Jennifer Levine
Barrie Levy
Beatrice Levy
Linda Lewensohn
Mindy Lewis
Bette-Jane Licht Krom
Lauren Gale Linde
Judith Lipkin
Sharon Lippman
Claire Lipschultz
Marisa Lloreda
Felicia Lopez
Meliz F. Louy
Mina Louy
Donald Lovett
Shirley Lowy
Elaine Lubkin
Fran Lyons
Lenore Machanic
Esther Macner
Joan Major
Elliot Mandwelle
Gilda Mann
Patricia Mann
Leslie Margolis
Carole G. Markoff
Gabriela Marquez
Jacqueline Marquez
Eve B. Marsh
Lauri Mattenson
Susan Mattisinko
Grace May-Levine
Rena Maymudes
Ethel McClatchey
Judith Meisels
Jean Melley
Grace Melton
Melinda Mendelson
Karen Meppen
Miriam A. Meyer
Ann Miles
Myrna Miller
Nathan Miller
Ann Millman
Barbara Millman
Gail Mintz-Goodman
Laura Minzenberg
Sheila Moncavage
Suzanne Morden
Maureen Morehouse
Barbara Moritz
Eleanor Morris
Janet Morris
Arlene Morse
Sylvia Morstein
Tobey C. Moss
Mount Sinai Memorial
Parks & Mortuaries
Kathleen Mower
Esther Mueller
Helen Myerson
Bette Nagin
Rochelle Namm
NCJW National Office
Phyllis Nelson
Sharon Nelson
Paula Nessim
Pauline Newman
Muriel Newman-Mines
Betty Jane Neymark
Daniel Nickfardjam
Cheryl Niesen
Rosy Nissan
Susan Nodar
Marcy Norton
Rose Norton
Oakwood School
Maureen Odel
Lynda Odums
Jeffrey Ogilvie
Judith Okun
Patricia Oliansky
Marsha Orman
Andrea Ornstein
Lorna Paisley
Aaron Paley
Cindy Paley
Sylvia Paley
Marjorie Pally
Raven Palomera
Arlene J. Paster
Bonnie Pastor
Nanette Pastor-Hanna
Pat’s Restaurant &
Catering, Inc.
Evelyn Perl
Catherine Perriott
Marilyn Petrone
Ronald Pratz
Lorraine Priceman
Dolores Prince
Esther Pullan
Quality Art Auctions, Inc.
Karen Rafsky
Lilliana Raphael
Marlene Rapkin
Saredel Riskind
Davia Rivka
Margy A. Rockoff
Lenore Rodah
Sharon Ronen
Ninette Root-Golub
Lysa Rose
Ruth Rose
Sandra Rosenbaum
Lea Rosendahl
Jackie Rosenson
Stephany Rosenthal
Suzanne Rosenthal
Kimberly Roth
Deborah Rothman
Marla Rubin
Lorin Ruttenberg
Marilyn Ryback
Judy E. Sachter
Linda Saltzman
Margaret Sandorf
Phyllis Sapsowitz
Janet Sasson
Amira Saunders
Sandy Savett
Gloria Savinar
Marcia Schacter
Schacter Orthodontics ADC
Miriam Schector
Paulinda Schimmel
Gayle B. Schnaid
Laura Schoor
Marilyn Schreiber
Antonia Schuman
Corryne Schuster
Amy Schwartz
Suzanne Schweitzer
Veronica Schweitzer
Carol Scott
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DONORS
Carole Seedman
Ethel Seid
Hillary Selvin &
Bonnie Anderson
Joan Selvin
Linda B. Sewerbridges
Marlene Shaft
Anne Shapiro
Shapiro Family Limited
Partnership
Marlene Share
Ellen Shavelson
Vera Shekhter
Judith Sherman
Lane M. Sherman
Nancy Shiffrin
Heidi Shink
Shomrei Torah Synagogue
Robin Siegal
Carolyn Siegel
Margot Siegel
Amy Silverman
Linda Silverman
Donna Simon
Jami Simons
Debbi Singer
Neila Sisskind
Joseph Sitkin
Skirball Cultural Center
Jenny Skoble
Martha Slagerman
Laura Slovin
Hildi Smith
Hortense Snower
Theodore Snyder
Katie Southwick
Joan M. Spellman
Judy Spigelman
Andrea L. Stanley
Beverly Stein
Marcy Stein
Miriam Stein
Diane Steinberg
Martha Stevens
Karen Stigler
Jane Stiglitz
Coleen Stoutenburg
Elaine Strange
Dale Strok
Andrea Swerdlow
Vita Tannenbaum
Anna Taylor
Louise Teeter
Daniela Tena-Perez
Lilith Terry
Cheryle Tessler
Dee Thorne
Three Stone Steps
Barbara Tobias
Carol Tobias
The National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles also thanks
the many individuals who made contributions of less than $50.
Due to space constraints, we are unable to list them individually.
We apologize for any misspellings or names omitted by mistake.
NCJW/LA THANKS THE DONORS AND THE
COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE
CONSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN
Jean & Herb Aaron
Helen & Sid Katz
Accurate Construction
Annette Kulik
Sheri Allen
Laura Lake
Amanda Anderson
Abbe Land
Anonymous
Sharon L. & Anthony Landler
Jeanette Bran
Lois Luger
Marcia Burnam
Barbara & Stuart Mesnik
Frances Carter
Ada J. Roberts
Janet Chapman
Carolyn Rosenstein
Jean F. Cohen
Leanore Saltz
Robin C. Emerson
Sheila Sauber
Betty & Max Finkel
Flo Selfman
Roberta & Ivan Finkle
Merle Siegel
Jeanne Gerson
Lisa Simmons
Marjorie Green
Marla Strick
Shirley Haiman
Julie Summers
Karen Hanen
Andrea Swerdlow
High Ground Insurance
Services, Inc.
Renée Tener-Hertzberg
Toby M. Horn
Renee Weisenberg
Sue Trock
Melanie Tucker-Rovin
Marsha Turow
Linda Twichell
Constance Van Blarcum
Marlene Varnen
Shelley Wagers
Lynn Wallace
Diane Wasserman
Janet Waxman
Ellen Weaver
Dorothy Weinberger
Marcia Weinberger
Debbie Weiner
Rosalie Weiner
Sander Weiner
Sandra Weinstock
Kathryn G Weiss
Nancy Wender
Fanya Wernicke
What A Pair!
Jeannie White
Lynn Winter-Gross
Gary Wintner
Bernice J. Wolf
Joan Wolf
Rachel Wolff
Rosemarie Wolff
Liliane Wolk
Nancy Wolman
Ellesse F. Wong
Marilyn Woods
Stewart Wright
Sheila Wyse
Meir Yaniv
Wendy Yano
Barbara Yaroslavsky
Sara Ziman-Goldberg
Helen Zimmelman
Lynn Ziven
JOIN THE SECOND CENTURY SOCIETY
To ensure that the work of National Council of
Jewish Women/Los Angeles will continue well
into this century, we invite you to become part
of our future. No matter your age, means, or
walk of life, by including NCJW/LA in your
estate plans—through a will, retirement plan,
charitable gift annuity, fully paid insurance plan,
or trust—you can add your legacy to ours.
The Second Century Society was established to
celebrate those individuals who have included
NCJW/LA in their estate plans. By being added
to NCJW/LA’s Second Century Registry, you
can be acknowledged today for your future
commitment. You can join the society by naming
National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles
in your will or living trust or as a beneficiary of
your life insurance policy.
For more information or to let us know that
you have remembered NCJW/LA in your
will or bequest, please contact the
Development Department at 323-852-8512
or development@ncjwla.org.
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NATIONAL PROGRAMS
In communities across the country and around the globe, National Council of Jewish
Women’s work reflects the spirit of the organization itself—a powerful union of forward-thinking
ideals and Jewish values.
NCJW’s campaigns and initiatives champion social justice issues, help improve the lives of women,
children, and families through local and federal-level advocacy work, and provide educational
resources and action opportunities that enable NCJW members and supporters to maximize their
impact as agents of social change. In the United States, NCJW’s initiatives focus on a set of key public policy issues and were
developed to provide both the information and resources necessary to take action at all levels—
from town halls to the halls of Congress. By bridging community service and national advocacy,
NCJW members are transforming these programs into catalysts for progressive social change.
Plan A: NCJW’s Campaign for Contraceptive
Access aims to secure and protect access
to contraceptive information and options.
A community-based, proactive national
campaign, Plan A is firmly rooted in the belief
that such access is necessary for women’s
well-being and equality. Plan A advocates are
educating themselves and engaging others
around the five Plan A issues: pharmacy
refusals, comprehensive sexuality education,
emergency contraception, affordable
contraception, and young women’s access
Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy.
That’s why, for decades, NCJW advocates
have fought for the expansion of voting rights,
advocating for women’s suffrage, the historic
Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Help America
Vote Act of 1992, and more. Today, NCJW’s
work to promote civic engagement takes
the form of Promote the Vote, Protect the
Vote. This exciting initiative mobilizes NCJW
sections, members, and supporters to work to
ensure that all eligible voters are able to vote
and that every vote is counted.
BenchMark: NCJW’s Judicial Nominations
Campaign educates and mobilizes NCJW
members, the Jewish community, and friends
and allies everywhere to promote a federal
bench with judges who support fundamental
constitutional freedoms, including a woman’s
right to reproductive choice.
Higher Ground: NCJW’s Domestic Violence
Campaign is a national effort to end domestic
violence by improving the economic status
of women. Grounded in the understanding
that economic security is critical to women’s
safety, Higher Ground educates and mobilizes
advocates, community-members, and
decision-makers to promote progressive
policy solutions that champion women’s
economic autonomy.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | LOS ANGELES SECTION A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 17
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
NCJW has fought throughout its history for
the protection of every woman’s right to
reproductive choices, including safe
and legal abortion and the elimination
of obstacles that limit reproductive
freedom. Voices for Reproductive
Choices is an action campaign designed
to help NCJW advocates speak out against
current attacks to women’s reproductive
health and rights.
Exodus: NCJW’s AntiTrafficking Initiative
Focuses on raising
awareness about sex
trafficking of women
and children in the US and aims to create
important social change through the passage
and enforcement of laws.
NCJW/LA joins with other California NCJW members
at National Convention in St. Louis, March 2014.
NCJW has been a leading
organization in supporting
Israel for over 65 years,
helping lay the groundwork
for important social justice issues. We are
now witnessing the evolution of Israeli society
as more and more women demand their fair
and equal rights amidst serious challenges to
those rights. NCJW has long been committed
to advancing women’s status in Israel by
helping women develop a stronger voice at all
levels of society.
NCJW is a member of numerous coalitions
that aim to ensure the rights and well-being
of Israeli women, children, and families,
including the Israel Forum of Foundations,
the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arabs,
and the International Coalition on Agunot
Rights (ICAR). NCJW is actively involved in
social action and advocacy issues in the areas
of poverty and food insecurity; tolerance,
co-existence, and promotion of equal
citizenship for Israeli minorities; children’s
and women’s empowerment; and human
trafficking.
NCJW in Israel also emphasizes
empowerment and leadership programs for
women and girls as well as gender equality
as the cornerstones of NCJW’s Israel
Granting Program. Grant recipients include
organizations and programs designed to
address Israeli women’s rights and wellbeing in areas like economics, politics,
education, domestic violence, and social
justice. Components of the Israel Granting
Program include Women to Women: NCJW’s
Empowerment Initiative and Yad B’ Yad:
NCJW’s Initiative to Nurture Knowledge.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Statement of Revenue and Expenses 2013–2014
REVENUE
AMOUNT
Thrift Shop Net Income
$1,711,014 61%
Grants
$142,697 5%
Contributions, In-Kind, Bequests
$834,419 30%
Membership Dues
$22,356 1%
Rental Income
$36,724 1%
Program Service Revenue
$37,793 1%
Non-Operating Income
$36,000 1%
Total
$2,821,003 100%
Program Services
$2,435,525 87%
Management & General
$224,385 7%
Fund Development
$154,962 6%
Total
$2,814,872 100%
Women Helping Women
$1,494,224 62%
Membership, Outreach & Leadership Development
$254,164 10%
Women Helping Children
$220,947 9%
Legislative & Community Engagment $249,578 10%
Advocacy
$216,612 9%
Total
$2,435,525 100%
PERCENTAGE
EXPENSES
DETAILED PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES
Rental Program
Income Service
Membership
Dues
Non-Operating
Income
Contributions,
In-Kind,
Bequests
Thrift Shop
Fund
Development
Management
and General
Women
Helping
Membership Children
Outreach &
Leadership
Development
Legislative &
Community
Engagement
Program
Service
Revenue
Program Services
Women Helping Women
Expenses
Detailed Program Service
Expenses
Grants
Revenue
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | LOS ANGELES SECTION A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 19
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-2014
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015
PRESIDENT
Shelli Dodell
PRESIDENT
Shelli Dodell
VICE PRESIDENTS
VICE PRESIDENTS
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP
Suzanne Buckholtz
Suzanne Buckholtz
WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Susan Isaacs
Silvia Perchuk
WOMEN HELPING CHILDREN
WOMEN HELPING CHILDREN
Cipra Nemeth
Cipra Nemeth
LEGISLATIVE & COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
LEGISLATIVE & COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Leanore Saltz
Leanore Saltz
COUNCIL THRIFT SHOPS
COUNCIL THRIFT SHOPS
Nancy Scher
Nancy Scher
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Amy Straus
Helen Davidov
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
Ruth Zeitzew
Ruth Zeitzew
ADVOCACY
ADVOCACY
SECRETARY
Anita Aratow
SECRETARY
Anita Aratow
TREASURER
Marla Smith*
TREASURER
C. Jean Pearlstein
ASSISTANT TREASURER
C. Jean Pearlstein
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Peggy Schwartz
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donna Benjamin
Deborah Berger
Sylvia F. Brown
Betty Jane Bruck
Gail Cohen
Helen Davidov
Lorraine Joffe
Peggy Schwartz
Merle Siegel
Lotte Sohn
Marilyn Szatmary
Renée Tener-Hertzberg
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donna Benjamin
Deborah Berger
Sylvia F. Brown
Gail Cohen
Susan Isaacs
Lorraine Joffe
Peggy Shapiro
Merle Siegel
Lotte Sohn
Amy Straus
Marilyn Szatmary
Renée Tener-Hertzberg
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hillary Selvin
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Sofiya Dubinsky
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY
Ruth Williams
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
& MEMBERSHIP
Carrie Jacoves
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE &
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Maya Paley
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL OPERATIONS
Robert Klausner
DIRECTOR OF WOMEN
HELPING CHILDREN
Rachel Resnick
DIRECTOR OF WOMEN
HELPING WOMEN
Rachel Donaldson, LCSW
* of blessed memory
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The National Council of Jewish Women
(NCJW) is a grassroots organization
of volunteers and advocates who turn
progressive ideals into action. Inspired by
Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice
by improving the quality of life for women,
children, and families and by safeguarding
individual rights and freedoms.
NCJW’s Los Angeles section has been at
the forefront of social change for over 100
years with programs and services to meet the
changing and diverse needs of the Los Angeles
community. Today, NCJW/LA serves more
than 15,000 individuals each year by providing
over 100,000 hours of programs and services
with the support of 500 volunteers.
LOS ANGELES SECTION OFFICE
543 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-651-2930
fax 323-651-5348
www.ncjwla.org
NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 1901
New York, NY 10115
212-645-4048, 800-829-NCJW
fax 212-645-7466
www.ncjw.org
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1707 L Street, NW, Suite 950
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-2588
fax 202-331-7792
action@ncjwdc.org
ISRAEL OFFICE
NCJW Research Institute
School of Education, Room 267
The Hebrew University
Mt. Scopus
Jerusalem Israel 91905
011-972-2-588-2208
fax 011-972-2-581-3264
ncjwisrael@gmail.com