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Daily Archives: April 4, 2009
A String Of Disturbing Deaths At Museum Terrace Apartment Complex In Miracle Mile
"I always wondered why people around here die so young," says my source, a tenant at 600 South Curson Avenue. My investigation was sparked by this email from an acquaintance and tenant: I live in a Goldrich & Kest building … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Los Angeles
Tagged air conditioning units, class action lawsuit, fungal culture, miracle mile, sick building syndrome, sputum culture
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Friday Night I Crashed Your Party
"I’m bruised and battered," says Jeri*. "I need to have a talk with that young man," I say. Jeri goes to bed. She was out partying until late. "When I was here last," I whisper to Jezebel* and Rachel*, "she … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged jewish thing, liquid courage, mouthfuls, orthodox conversion, quot quot, reform temples, topless man
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Comedian Robert Cait Is Kosher/Not Kosher
After watching Robert Cait‘s new comedy DVD "Kosher Not Kosher", I interviewed him at the hovel Friday afternoon. Luke: "Robert, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?" Robert: "A comedian or a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Comedy, Conservative Judaism, Jews, Orthodoxy
Tagged class clown, comedy album, professional wrestling, rude guy, tiger jeet singh, trinidad tobago
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Inside Northridge’s Conservative Shul Ramat Zion
The Jewish Advocate of Boston reports Dec. 30, 2004: WHEN Congregation Mishkan Tefila of Chestnut Hill gathers next fall for the High Holy days, Rabbi Michael Menitoff will not be leading their services for the first time in 13 years. … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis, Ramat Zion, Synagogue
Tagged bob rosen, conservative shul, conservative synagogue, rabbi michael graetz, rabbi steven tucker, temple ramat zion
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JTA Struggles To Survive
Steven Ira Weiss blogs: In a new twist on what’s become the near-constant pleading for donations from JTA, President Elisa Spungen Bildner insults producers of new media explicitly: Without a strong JTA, the storytelling will be left to bloggers, twitterers, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Jewish Journalism, Journalism, JTA, Steven I. Weiss
Tagged bildner, Jewish Journal, jewish media, jewish newspapers, media producers, philadelphia jewish exponent
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