Please join JFEDLA as we come together to celebrate our shared Jewish values and enjoy a performance by Alex Edelman at our King David Society and Major Gifts Society Event on Thursday, September 12th.

Who: JFEDLA’s King David Society and Major Gifts Society
What: 2024 King David Society and Major Gifts Society Event Featuring Tony Award®-Winner Alex Edelman
When: Thursday, September 12th • 6:00 PM Cocktails • 7:00 PM Dinner
Where: Stephen Wise Temple • 15500 Stephen S. Wise Dr. • Los Angeles, CA 90077

Couvert $200 per person • Dietary Laws Observed • Business Attire

Required minimum household gift of $25,000 for King David Society
and $10,000 for Major Gifts Society to JFEDLA’s 2024 Annual Campaign.

 

 

 

Online registration for this event is closed. For questions, please contact Noreen Blaylock at NBlaylock@JewishLA.org.

One of the most critically hailed comedians of his generation, Alex Edelman is best known for solo shows that blur the line between his stand-up comedy roots and narrative-driven storytelling. His last offering, JUST FOR US, played more than 500 performances all over the world, including on Broadway receiving a Tony Award® before premiering as an HBO original comedy special in April of 2024. Edelman recently appeared in Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut for Netflix, UNFROSTED. He is currently developing a movie with A24 that he will write, direct, and star in with Marc Platt and Stephen Levenson producing. His debut non-fiction collection, I DON’T BELONG HERE, recently sold to Avid Reader at auction. Alex was a staff writer on THE GREAT INDOORS for CBS, a story editor on TEENAGE BOUNTY HUNTERS for Netflix, and the head writer for SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER, which raised over $3.5 million for the CDC Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Edelman was named to the Time100 list of most influential people in 2024. He has written for outlets such as The Atlantic and The Believer, has written and produced documentaries for the US State Department and ESPN's 30 for 30 series. He also spent more than a decade working as a speechwriter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox..

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