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Culture
Why I don’t want to watch the (white) Oscars this year
In my family, the Academy Awards are an annual event celebrated with the kind of specific rituals more often associated with major cultural events.
Five years in the making, ‘The Return’ takes new look at Polish Jewish revival
On the crumbling wall of a former Polish synagogue, adjacent to a one-time Jewish ritual bath converted into a car wash, a graffiti artist has painted “Jews, We Miss You” in Polish and German.
Israeli scribes restore 200-year-old Iraqi scroll
Israeli scribes restored a 200-year old Iraqi Torah scroll that arrived in Israel under mysterious circumstances.
Kobe Bryant has torn rotator cuff, likely out for season
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff, according to preliminary results of an MRI exam, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday.
‘Magic Kippa’ designed for attack-wary observant Jews
The Associated Press reported today that, in response to the increasing numbers of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe, an Israeli barber has designed yarmulkes that blend in with the wearer’s hair.
J Street, StandWithUs debate best way to support Israel
Representatives of StandWithUs (SWU) and J Street — two Jewish organizations with very different takes on Israel — faced off Jan. 13 in a debate on why their respective group is a better friend to the Jewish state.
Tobias Picker’s ‘Thérèse Raquin’ has local premiere at Long Beach Opera
What would opera do without tales of adultery, murder and revenge?
Anne Frank oratorio at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
The Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles — which is mostly Latino, Black and Asian — might seem an odd place to find a cultural experience with Jewish overtones.