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Tag Archives: Jewish Journal
The Jewish Journal – Where Journalists Go To Die
USC professor Marty Kaplan now writes for the Jewish Journal. Susan Freudenheim came from the Los Angeles Times. Brad A. Greenberg came from the Los Angeles Daily News. Bill Boyarsky came from the Los Angeles Times. So after Rob Eshman … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal
Tagged howard blum, Jewish Journal, la times, los angeles daily news, theresa strasser, usc professor
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Who’s Editing Danielle Berrin?
Somebody is asleep at the wheel of the Jewish Journal. Don’t they ever edit their writers? I like Danielle Berrin. She’s really hot. But she badly needs a strong disciplinary hand. I find myself paging through the Jewish Journal these … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Girls, Danielle Berrin
Tagged dissenting voice, dose of reality, Jewish Journal, jewish religious life, journal article, orthodox woman, religious conflict, torah scholars
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Why Is The Jewish Journal Afraid Of Orit Arfa’s Sexuality?
The Jewish Journal always buys a table for the LA Press Club awards…but somehow this year they have no room for Orit Arfa. Oy. It’s all editors and management. Fat cats, not hot babes. I say, hos before bros! Huh! … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Klein, Jewish Journal, Orit Arfa
Tagged Amy Klein, club awards, Google, Jewish Journal, orit
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For The Sin Of Not Getting Along With ME Susan Freudenheim…
For the great sin of not getting along with Jewish Journal managing editor Susan Freudenheim, the newspaper has lost a few male writers (Marc Ballon, etc). I guess she’s allergic to testosterone. Every time I start to read something by … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Klein, arfa, female desire, Jewish Journal, male writers
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Teresa Strasser Marries Next Week
From the Jewish Journal: By Teresa Strasser Teresa Strasser tries on her sister-in-law’s wedding gown Once upon a time, Teresa Strasser was The Jewish Journal’s award-winning singles columnist. Then she met Daniel. Next week the two will wed. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged butter cream frosting, daughter lynn, Jewish Journal, joe dimaggio, Teresa Strasser, wedd
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David Suissa: ‘I Heart Shuvuot’
I got a sneak peak at excerpts of David Suissa’s column in next week’s Jewish Journal: In most suburban congregations, other than the occasional blintz offering, no one really talks about Shavout, but last week I had lunch with an … Continue reading
Posted in David Suissa, Satire
Tagged azure magazine, bagel factory, blintz, israel consulate, Jewish Journal, kosher restaurant, moroccan woman, Orthodox Union, shuvuot, vexing issues, yiddishkeit
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Is It Me Or Is It Danielle Berrin?
Danielle writes in the latest issue of the Jewish Journal about Lag B’Omer: "Spread across the cold, damp sand Nashuva, JConnectLA, Aish HaTorah, Bais Bezalel, Jqueer and COEJL all demonstrated that freedom is not limited to putative Jews practicing their … Continue reading
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Tagged Aish HaTorah, hubby, Jewish Journal, omer, oy ve, what the heck
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The Professor Anti-Semites Love
Here’s a letter to this week’s Jewish Journal: Why the righteous indignation ("The Professor Anti-Semites Love," May 9)? The fact is that we are clannish, have a history of marrying within and not thinking positively of much of the outside … Continue reading
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Tagged anti semites, bitter man, catholicism, catholics, direct response, jewish culture, Jewish Journal, jewish society, Jews, Judaism, Kevin MacDonald, laundry list, light unto the nations, mandate, niche businesses, noahide, primacy, professor kevin, protestants, righteous indignation
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The Fresh New Look Of Israeli Film
That’s the Jewish Journal’s cover story this week. So what does that mean? I hope it means that new Israeli films aren’t as interminably boring as their predecessors. Despite using the most generous standards, I’ve found nine out of ten … Continue reading
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Tagged cannes film festival, clint eastwood, documentarian, feature films, international critics, international debut, israeli film, israeli films, israeli soldier, Jewish Journal, lebanon war, palestinian refugee camps, personal experiences, ronit elkabetz, shlomi, steven soderbergh, threatening skies, ulman, ushpizin, war film
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