Category Archives: Los Angeles

Rabbi Meir Pogrow Denounced for Sexual Misconduct by Six Rabbis from US and Israel

From Frum Follies: An Israeli rabbinical court issued a ruling (6/14/16; 8 Sivan 5776) denouncing 46-year-old Rabbi Meir Pogrow for sexual misconduct with women (see image below). The court ruling which I hope to translate in full was signed by … Continue reading

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O.J.: Made In America

Part one. It’s a hot night in Los Angeles. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, I give up trying to sleep and watch the fifth and final installment of this superb ESPN documentary series. The show brings back memories. I moved to … Continue reading

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Does LA Need To Make Clothes?

Steve Sailer writes: Los Angeles became a huge light manufacturing center in the 1980s by importing an illegal alien workforce to sew clothes together and the like. But is light manufacturing (i.e., low investment manufacturing) much good, except for the … Continue reading

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Knick fans Stewart Rahr and Jona Rechnitz make a big score for charities

New York Daily News May 10, 2013: With the game winding down and the Knicks losing, Rechnitz asked for a consolation prize — $100,000 from Rahr if the Knicks lost, to give to charity. Stewart [Rahr] “looked at me and … Continue reading

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Who Made Los Angeles?

The Twitter wisdom of John Rivers: * LA was built by Midwestern Germanic engineers moving there during & after WW2. The best of the best – and they got crushed by demographics. * There are few places on the planet … Continue reading

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