Economy
Humble Design: An Unexpected Journey of Empathy and Impact
Treger Strasberg embodies Tikun Olam. Her mission: helping individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness by fully furnishing their new living spaces. Tiny ...
- Australian writers’ festival collapses — and apologizes — after boycott over disinvited Palestinian activist(JTA) — The organizers of an Australian literary festival pulled the plug on this year’s event on Tuesday, after nearly 200 authors said they would boycott over the disinvitation of a Palestinian-Australian author and activist who has justified “armed struggle.” The board of the Adelaide Writers’ Week announced last week that they had disinvited Randa Abdel-Fattah,... […]
- He sold a house to Justin Bieber. Now this LA investor has given Chabad $100M to build one of the world’s largest Jewish centers.(JTA) — A Los Angeles real estate investor known for selling homes to celebrities has donated a $100 million office tower to Chabad, the global Orthodox Jewish outreach movement, to create what is slated to become one the world’s largest Jewish centers. Alon Abady and his wife, Monique, transferred the 16-story, 300,000-square-foot complex at 9911... […]