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Jolly Hollywood – The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara’s 23rd annual Women’s Philanthropy Luncheon – which raises funds to support the Federation’s programs and social services – might sound like a somewhat dry affair. But not when the keynote speaker is Joan Hyler, a former executive with the William Morris Agency whose client list has boasted Madonna, Meryl Streep, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan and Peter O’Toole. Top it off with the man who will introduce Hyler – Bruce Vilanch, Hollywood’s premier award show writer who has penned many of the jokes in the Academy Awards show – and there’s the makings for one of the funniest, Hollywood-tinged evenings this side of SBIFF. The actual business of the function includes longtime Montecito resident Lee Luria, first president of Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Division, presenting the first annual Woman of Valor Awards to honorees Jeri Eigner, Natalie Myerson and Maureen White for their many contributions to the community.
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Last year, a new Jewish group, the Federation of Jewish Communities, was founded; it is headed by Rabbi Berl Lazar of the ultra-Orthodox Habad movement, which has been active in Russia. The federation drew declarations of support from government officials at its first meeting in November. Some in the Jewish community see it as an effort to draw support away from the group Gusinsky leads.
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The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona's Super Sunday phonathon raised more than $165,000 to benefit the Federations family of local and international beneficiary agencies. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who phoned community members and provided clerical support. For more information, contact the Federation, 577-9393.
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Mikhail Gluz, the president of the Federation, said Shayevich's letter could lead to a split in the Jewish community in Russia. He called for a meeting of top rabbis to settle the issue.
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