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Category Archives: Jews
Singer/Actor Rick Moses Talks About His Conversion To Orthodox Judaism
Three weeks ago while having lunch with Evan Sayet at Milk n’ Honey, I got into a conversation with singer/actor Rick Moses (Young Dan’l Boone, General Hospital, Avalanche) who was sitting next to us. On Thursday, Feb. 21, I interview … Continue reading
Jordan Farmar – Jewry’s First NBA Star In 50 Years?
Farmar plays about 20 minutes a game for the Los Angeles Lakers. The last Jewish basketball star was Adolph Schayes. According to Wikipedia: "Farmar was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, former baseball player Damon Farmar (an outfielder who … Continue reading
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La Brea Murder-Suicide Victims ID’d
From CBS: LOS ANGELES (CBS) ? On Monday, authorities identified a husband and wife who died in an apparent murder-suicide in the Park La Brea area of Los Angeles. Bruce and Terri Nadler, both 61, died on Saturday of gunshot wounds that … Continue reading
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Murder/Suicide On LA’s ‘Holiest Street’
The LAT reports: "Park La Brea: A white man and a white woman, approximately in their 60s, were found dead inside their home at 200 S. Detroit St. in the Park La Brea area at about 11:23 a.m. Saturday, Feb. … Continue reading
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Conference tackles horny Jewish-Polish relationship
If you check out the picture of Poland’s consul general you’ll understand the problem. At one time, we hated each other. Now we’re shtupping each other. Is there no happy medium? I must congratulate the Jewish Journal for livening up … Continue reading
The Torah Corral
God chose the Jews to be the Master Race of mankind. However, He soon realized that this had cruel consequences for the less intelligent goyim of creation, so to protect them from the depredations of the Jews while still providing … Continue reading
LimmudLA Executive Director Ruthie Rotenberg
David Suissa writes: Ruthie Rotenberg couldn’t make up her mind. She had to choose between two amazing jobs. One was connected to the future of Jewish education in America; the other could potentially re-energize the Los Angeles Jewish community. In … Continue reading
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Jews In Porn
Tamar Fox writes: There is simply no justification for pornography in any facet of the Jewishly engaged world. No one is saying it’s okay. Of course, that hasn’t kept Jews out of the business. Ron Jeremy and Nina Hartley are … Continue reading
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Anti-Semitic taggers strike in San Fernando Valley
Tom Tugend writes: Spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti over a wide area in upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana are being investigated as possible hate crimes by Los Angeles police. Early Thursday morning, residents discovered the vandalism, which included such … Continue reading
Gandhi grandson resigns after criticism of anti-Semitic article
Brad A. Greenberg writes: The president of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the University of Rochester resigned Thursday amid criticism of a short opinion piece he wrote for The Washington Post online titled "Jewish Identity Can’t Depend on … Continue reading