Bet Tzedek

A message from our President & CEO: Finding hope and strength

Posted on October 29, 2018

Friends, Do people ever ask you what it means that Bet Tzedek is a Jewish organization? I get asked from time to time. I got asked all the time when […]

2018 National Pro Bono Week Profile: Christina Walker, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

Posted on October 26, 2018

Bet Tzedek and Thai Community Development Center Applaud Labor Commissioner’s Office for Wage Violation Citations

Posted on October 3, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thai Community Development Center Contact: Panida Rzonca, panida@thaicdc.org Bet Tzedek Contact: Allison Lee, alee@bettzedek.org North Hollywood Sanamluang Restaurant Slammed with Labor Violations Labor Commissioner’s Office […]

The Eisner Foundation Spotlights Bet Tzedek’s Kinship Care Project

Posted on July 12, 2018

Copied with permission from The Eisner Journal on the Eisner Foundation Website Grant Spotlight: Bet Tzedek July 11, 2018 Bet Tzedek takes its name from the Hebrew translation for “house […]

HOMEOWNERS FILE CLASS ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTY OF L.A., CALIFORNIA FINANCE COMPANIES, FOR UNLEASHING “PLAGUE” OF PREDATORY HOME-IMPROVEMENT LOANS

Posted on April 12, 2018

Watch Full Press Conference Here: https://youtu.be/mGrz_qL4LO0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2018 Media Contacts: Joshua Busch, Public Counsel, 310-991-2503, jbusch@publiccounsel.org Kristy Werness, Irell & Manella LLP, 310-203-7185, kwerness@irell.com Allison Lee, Bet […]

2017 Annual Report

Posted on February 23, 2018

Download our 2017 Annual Report

Bet Tzedek Opens Its Doors to TPS Families Faced with Difficult Decisions

Posted on January 9, 2018

On Jan. 8, 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador, stripping current beneficiaries of legal […]

Bet Tzedek Promotes Diego Cartagena to head all legal programs

Posted on November 1, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2017 (Los Angeles) – Bet Tzedek has named Diego Cartagena as its next Vice President, Legal Programs, making him the most senior attorney in the […]

Jessie Kornberg featured on “Tell Me What to Say” with Drew Kugler

Posted on October 31, 2017

Drew Kugler featured Bet Tzedek’s President & CEO Jessie Kornberg in a “conversation about conversations.” Being a CEO of a non-profit organization has a unique set of demands; constant pursuit […]

2017 Pro Bono Profiles: Anatole Klebanow

Posted on October 27, 2017

2017 National Pro Bono Week Profiles: Morgan Schwartz, Latham & Watkins LLP

Posted on October 26, 2017

2017 National Pro Bono Week Profiles: Adam R. Teitelbaum, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Posted on October 25, 2017