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Michael Aushenker

Michael Aushenker

A Unique Sound

Considering where he\’s been, it seemed unlikely that Craig Wyckoff would have been the man inducted on July 12 as president of Valley Outreach Synagogue (VOS).\n\nThe entertainment agent was once so disillusioned with Judaism that he flirted with Eastern religions, until his wife Mary reconnected him to Judaism.

Blame It on the Dummy

If you\’ve got something against the Jewish dummy named Velvel, blame Nat King Cole.

Meet the Parents

Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman is beaming. The fact that his studio recently ruled the weekend box office with its Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise collaboration \”Minority Report\” might have been enough to put some spring in his step.

When Worlds Collide

Much has been written about Jewish talent working in the entertainment industry. But what happens when you\’re a sought-after Jewish writer who also happens to be observant?

Double Identity

Vocalist Vanessa Paloma can not wait to sing at Fiesta Shalom on June 30. For the Angeleno, who performs Ladino music with her band, Flor de Serena, Fiesta Shalom, a celebration of her Jewish and Latin ethnicities, is a far cry from the mixed feelings she used to experience about carrying passports in both cultures.

Bay Cities Exits With Class

It may have been a bittersweet Flag Day for Bay Cities Jewish Community Center, but spirits were not flagging at its June 14 pre-kindergarten graduation — the center\’s last.

The Jewish Mambo King

Real estate entrepreneur Brad Gluckstein had a vision. Perhaps not as dramatic as one of those sightings of Mary Magdalene, but a vision nonetheless.

The Circuit

The Circuit, information on events around los angeles.

Marching to a New Magbit

For Magbit Foundation, 2002 will go down as a year of change. Over its first dozen years, the prime objective of the nonprofit, including its Young Leadership Division and its Women\’s Group, has been to raise $400,000 a year in scholarship funds for college students.

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