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Category Archives: Beverly Hills
The Spark Must Be Spent
On a Friday night in Beverly Hills a rabbi picks up a guitar. The room is the chapel at Temple Emanuel, 300 North Clark Drive, a Reform congregation that has stood in the city since before the man holding the … Continue reading
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The City of Private Rooms
Los Angeles in 2026 holds a set of overlapping prestige worlds, each with its own gatekeepers, its own real estate, its own theory of why its members deserve the room. The most powerful figures sit in several of these worlds … Continue reading
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Shiksas Running Sci-ops In 90210 (7-20-23)
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Why Did Beverly Hills High Decline?
On his January 28, 2022 edition of the Parrot Room, Mickey Kaus says: “There was a wave of Persian refugees who don’t care that much about education and they displaced the other Jews… There’s a show about them called The … Continue reading
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Beverly Hills Rally For Israel – United Against Terrorism (5-23-21)
David Suissa writes: When we reached Santa Monica Boulevard, across the street we saw an ocean of people waving large Israeli flags. We could hear music and chanting. There was a festival atmosphere. We were immersed in a whole different … Continue reading
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LAT: Southern California plastic surgeon extradited two years after fleeing with fake passports to Israel
Los Angeles Times: A Southern California plastic surgeon who fled to Israel to avoid prison for mail fraud and other charges was extradited this week to Los Angeles, where a federal judge Friday ordered him to begin serving his 20-year … Continue reading
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Wife of fugitive Rancho Mirage doctor returned to U.S. from Israel, faces new charges
David and Linda Morrow were a prominent part of the Orthodox Jewish community of Beverly Hills. From the Desert Sun: The wife of a Rancho Mirage plastic surgeon was returned to the United States and entered not guilty pleas on … Continue reading
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Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 (Modern Library)
The book
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Saudis In Town
Friend: Hollywood Reporter had an article last year about how Gulf royals and Chinese now account for something like 60% of consumer spending in BH, where the dept. stores hire Mandarin speakers (with no shortage of those in SW L.A. … Continue reading
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How Do We Get Rid Of The Homeless In 90035?
Why has there been such an explosion in crime in Los Angeles over 2015? One friend says it is because of Prop 47 and AB109. Paul Ciotti: “Part of the crime problem comes from the sudden immigration of all the … Continue reading
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