Esther Kustanowitz

Los Angeles

Writer, Editor and Consultant at Freelance

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The Era of the Jewish Gun Club

1 month ago | hadassahmagazine.org | Esther Kustanowitz

Email Print Deby Goodman used to be a cantor at a Conservative synagogue. She also has worked as an accountant and once owned a spa, “the only one around with a mezuzah on every doorpost,” said the Hadassah life member who sits on the board of directors of the Jewish National Fund’s local office in Orange County, Calif. Largely retired, Goodman, 70, now writes a Substack column about Israel and, occasionally, freelances as a karaoke DJ and as a cantor for weddings and funerals.
One year later, funders back storytelling efforts to help public grapple with Oct. 7 attacks

Oct 14, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | Esther Kustanowitz

As Israeli and American Jews wrestle with the impact of the Oct. 7 attacks and the year that followed, creatives are mobilizing their storytelling skills and searching the philanthropy landscape for funders to support their Jewish-themed projects.
From Hollywood to Hebrew Helpers

Sep 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Esther Kustanowitz

Esther D. KustanowitzSeptember 10, 2024 at 9:51 AM·2 min readIf you see Todd Shotz in an airport, don’t be alarmed by the poles protruding from his backpack. They’re attached to a Torah scroll, which Shotz schlepps from his home in Los Angeles as part of his bar and bat mitzvah tutoring company, Hebrew Helpers that he founded two decades ago. To date, Hebrew Helpers has served over 1200 families.
Citing Jewish values, humanitarian concerns and long-term thinking, Jewish-led initiatives increasingly aiding Palestinian civilians

Aug 19, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | Esther Kustanowitz

After Oct. 7, Jewish nonprofits around the world sprang into action, raising funds in response to the immediate and emerging needs of Israelis: supporting hostage awareness campaigns, helping children who lost one or both parents during that day’s acts of terror, creating mental health services for traumatized Israelis and other causes that emerged from the Hamas-led massacres.
A Summer Escape for Ukrainian Girls

Jul 15, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Esther Kustanowitz

Photo Courtesy of Camp Yeka Girls In 2015, when Pasadena resident Menucha Hanoka was 18, she volunteered to help girls in a Ukrainian orphanage run by Rabbi Yossi and his wife Sara Glick of the Jewish outreach movement Chabad-Lubavitch. According to Hanoka, children in Ukrainian orphanages are predominantly from parents who are still alive but unable to care for them because of poverty, disability, or abuse. “A year living with those kids really changed me in every way,” says Hanoka.
Sierra Madre Playhouse: A Century of Treasures

Jun 28, 2024 | pasadenamag.com | Esther Kustanowitz

In the 1920s, the building, now known as the Sierra Madre Playhouse, was a theater for silent films, and then “talkies” in the 30s and 40s. It opened as a performing arts venue in the 1970s. This year, the San Gabriel Valley area landmark celebrates its centenary. Throughout its performance history, the 99-seat theater has earned multiple Ovation Awards, NAACP Image Awards and LA Times Critics Choice honors. In 1982, Tom Hanks stood in for a friend in Barefoot in the Park, and in 2023, Rep.
With 17-day intensive program in Israel, Bay Area’s EarlyJ looks to train teachers to instill Jewish pride in preschoolers

Jun 28, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | Esther Kustanowitz

Movement, music and multiculturalism; preschool pedagogy and practicums; calendar, community and connection. These were the topics on the agenda for the 10 San Francisco Bay Area Jewish early childhood educators who traveled to Israel earlier this month to meet Israeli contemporaries and learn new methods and tools that they can implement back home.
SRE Network convening considers how to navigate Jewish professionals’ workplace challenges

Jun 13, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | Esther Kustanowitz

How should Jewish leaders handle misconduct complaints in the workplace? What should mid-level professionals do to advocate for their employees from the middle of the power structure? And how can we all support each other during tumultuous times? These questions were central to the SRE (Safety Respect Equity) Network’s annual convening, held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan last week.
SRE Network convening considers how to navigate Jewish professionals’ workplace challenges

Jun 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Esther Kustanowitz

How should Jewish leaders handle misconduct complaints in the workplace? What should mid-level professionals do to advocate for their employees from the middle of the power structure? And how can we all support each other during tumultuous times? These questions were central to the SRE (Safety Respect Equity) Network’s annual convening, held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan last week.
L.A.’s Academy Museum (finally) acknowledges Jewish founders of ‘Hollywoodland’

May 28, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | Esther Kustanowitz

When The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its doors in the fall of 2021, it had something for cinephiles of all ages and inclinations. One room highlighted Oscar winners, including some intricate costumes and facial prosthetics. One gallery profiled the films of Spike Lee; another, the work of Pedro Almodovar. And overhead, “Bruce the Shark” — a.k.a. Jaws — was suspended from the ceiling.

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Articles

The Era of the Jewish Gun Club

One year later, funders back storytelling efforts to help public grapple with Oct. 7 attacks

From Hollywood to Hebrew Helpers

Citing Jewish values, humanitarian concerns and long-term thinking, Jewish-led initiatives increasingly aiding Palestinian civilians

A Summer Escape for Ukrainian Girls

Sierra Madre Playhouse: A Century of Treasures

With 17-day intensive program in Israel, Bay Area’s EarlyJ looks to train teachers to instill Jewish pride in preschoolers

SRE Network convening considers how to navigate Jewish professionals’ workplace challenges

SRE Network convening considers how to navigate Jewish professionals’ workplace challenges

L.A.’s Academy Museum (finally) acknowledges Jewish founders of ‘Hollywoodland’

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