Howard Levy, President
1961.
I
arrived
in Palm
Springs
to make
Palm
Springs
my home.
I was a
young
man just
out of
college
moving
to Palm
Springs
to start
my life
as an
adult.
As a
newcomer
I was
welcomed
by the
few
young
people
who
resided
in Palm
Springs
at that
time.
One of
the
first
calls
was from
someone
who
became a
life
long
friend
.......STORY
Celia Norian
Women's Division President

I can’t
believe
that it
has been
a year
since I
was
installed
as
President
of
Women’s
Division.
During
this
time, I
traveled
to
Israel
and
Ethiopia
with the
National
Campaign
and
Director’s
Mission
in
July,
presided
over
monthly
meetings,
attended
numerous
committee
meetings,
addressed
three
luncheons,
wrote
monthly
articles
for this
paper
.....STORY
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Exexutive Vice President

Our
local Jewish community has grown
exponentially over the past 10 years.
Whereas we estimated that our Jewish
community here in the Coachella Valley
numbered some 14,000 in 1998, we now
believe that it might number as high as
21,600 individuals (according to our new
demographic study). This kind of
unprecedented
.....STORY
On a warm but very windy afternoon, over 100
members of the Jewish community, state, county
and local civic officials and religious leaders
came to witness and participate in the
groundbreaking of the Tolerance Education Center
in Rancho Mirage. Building this facility has
been a dream of Holocaust survivor Earl Greif,
and he has committed his energies and resources.......STORY