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Joan Hyler

As founder of Hyler Management, a talent and production company, and formerly as a senior VP of the William Morris Agency, Joan has worked with clients like Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Bob Dylan, Peter OToole, Rutger Hauer, Eric McCormack, Ricki Lake, and Diane Lane. She produced the CBS television series "Ladies Man" with Alfred Molina, and the documentary "Get Bruce" with Bruce Vilanch. Joan is co-chair of the Jewish Federation's Los Angeles - Tel Aviv Partnership which has created a highly successful program between the American and Israeli film and television communities. She was honored with Hadassah’s "Woman of Distinction" Award for her role in the formation of the Morningstar Commission, which studies the portrayals of Jewish women in the media "to ensure that such portrayals reflect the Jewish woman in all of her complexity and diversity."

The Difficulty of Davening:

Strategies for Making it Easier to Pray (or at Least to Make it Better)

Ritual and Prayer

  • Saturday 8:00PM–9:15PM Catalina 2
For this panel discussion, we've invited four quite different daveners (pray-ers) to talk about the history and evolution of their relationship to prayer. Join us for a frank discussion about attitudes toward prayer and why it means something different to each person.

At the Corner of Hollywood and Jew

Perspectives from the Trenches of the Entertainment Industry

Arts & Performance, Jewish LA

  • Sunday 2:30PM–3:45PM Catalina 2
Join us as Jill Cutler, Peter Himmelman, Joan Hyler, and Ron Rifkin chat about how their Jewish lives impact their work in the entertainment industry.

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