AJC LA delegation led by Tali Klein, AJC Assistant Director for the Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), and Jonathan Waxman, AJC Leaders, met for the first time with Consul General of Guatemala, José Barillas Trennert.
Diplomats from nearly every continent and diverse community partners across greater Los Angeles joined the AJC Hanukkah celebration last night at Temple Isaiah.
Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, 64th District, Assemblymember Marc Levine, former Artesia Mayor Ali Sajjad Taj, and National Latino Evangelical Coalition Vice President Rev. Walter Contreras shared their incredible experiences in Israel on AJC Project Interchange with us last night. Thank you Debbie & Naty Saidoff for hosting and Carol Petschek for moderating!
AJC honored Mia & Michael Lehrer with the 2018 Yellin Leadership Award on Sunday at Studio-MLA. Thank you KCRW's Warren Olney, Marsha Temple, TreePeople President Andy Lipkis, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, AJC LA Intercommunity Affairs Co-Chair Marcie Robinson Goldstein, Jessica Yellin, and many others for a wonderful and memorable event.
