October 22, 2004

OU West Coast Region to Honor Donors Who Made Retiring of Mortgage Possible

9831 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles
Sunday, November 7
3:30 p.m.

The Orthodox Union’s West Coast Region first purchased the building at 9831 West Pico Boulevard four years ago with the dream of creating a permanent home for its various activities, ranging from the National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Yachad and Our Way, to adult education opportunities and all that the OU has to offer its members and synagogues.

After major renovations, including creating a courtyard, adding a multi-purpose room that can seat 100 people, and a reconfigured beit medrash for studying Jewish texts, the region will host a gala celebration to retire the mortgage.

For more information, contact Rabbi Alan Kalinsky, Director of the OU West Coast Region, at 310.229.9000.

The OU West Coast Region serves the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, as well as Western Canada.

The celebration will honor the 40 leading families who made up the “Capital Campaign” donors, making it possible for the OU to retire the mortgage so quickly.

Dr. Larry Eisenberg, President of the OU West Coast Region, declared, “Thanks to the families who realized the importance of the Region’s work, we are able to retire the mortgage early which helps us provide invaluable programs for our community and ensures the viability of these programs for future generations.” He continued, “The added space we now have enables us to expand services to our community.”

The “Retiring of the Mortgage” will take place at the building on Sunday, November 7 beginning at 3:30 p.m. with hors d’oevres and wine tasting followed by a program and a reception. OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb will lead the delegation from the OU’s national headquarters in New York to attend the event.

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The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of North America and beyond, is a world leader in community and synagogue services, adult education, youth work through NCSY, political action through the IPA, and advocacy for persons with disabilities through Yachad and Our Way. Its kosher supervision label, the , is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 275,000 products manufactured in 68 countries around the globe.

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