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Iranian Jewish Life in Los Angeles: Past and Present

Saba Soomekh, Author

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The Iranian American Jewish Federation: Committees and Resources

Emergency Fund Committee aims to help families with financial distress. Funding comes from the community’s donations and may provide rent payment, medical help, food coupons (often for Passover and Rosh Hashanah), university tuition, and referral to social services in emergency situations.

Health & Wellness Committee aids the well being of the community by fostering knowledge of healthy lifestyles. Some services it provides include assisting the severely ill and their families by providing knowledge and emotional/financial support, helping to obtain second opinions evaluating their choice of doctors, health care facilities and much more. In addition, the committee helps to educate the greater community by raising awareness of healthy lifestyles through health fairs, seminars and workshops.

Women Committee’s main goal is to work with member organizations in identifying issues facing the Iranian Jewish women in the community. This division intends to develop a plan that would address the issues and to find solutions for these concerns.

Resource and Information Committee’s goal is to raise awareness and provide resources to families who care for individuals with special needs. 

Crisis Intervention Committee helps facilitate and coordinate assistance for families with emotional, financial or medical crises. Their services include assessing, prioritizing and assisting families with recovery mechanisms to resolve and prevent their difficulties.

Profession and Leadership Committee serves to empower the young adults in the community to become successful individuals and helps them to develop and enhance their business strategies.

Shofar Magazine is a publication for the Iranian Jewish community that encourages healthy and constructive communication within the Iranian American Jewish society. It publicizes the activities of IAJF and other Jewish organizations within the community. Shofar Magazine aims to help keep the community informed.

Jewpers is a group that hosts weekly programs and events for the younger generations. Its mission is to offer an environment for the young Jewish Persian community in which it may enjoy social, cultural, educational and recreational programs.
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