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Jewish Journal
March 9, 2011
Baruch S. Littman is vice president of development for the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, which manages total charitable assets exceeding $700 million.
Laura’s Smile
David Suissa
December 28, 2006
Laura has never spoken a word, but she can coo, laugh, sigh and cry. At her best, she has taken steps with the help of a walker. She has a thin body with a smallish, sweet face framed by dark-brown hair. She gets 24-hour home care, with three rotating nurses monitoring her breathing and other vital signs.\n\nOh yeah, and she loves to smile.
It’s Pat — South African queen of kosher cuisine
Anita K. Kantrowitz
November 2, 2006
Although had she expressed a desire to become a professional cook, Fine is convinced that her mother \”would have freaked.\” Cooking was thought of as \”such an ordinary job, one that simply wasn\’t OK for nice Jewish girls,\” Fine said.
Rainbow-haired couturier takes fashion fun seriously
Keren Engelberg
November 2, 2006
\”I\’m a colorful person,\” Tochterman said. \”I like color; I like texture; I like mixing things together. I think my customer is a sophisticated, ageless, confident woman.\”
Social Action Groups Fight for Cleaning Ladies’ Rights
Alice Alexiou
September 7, 2006
When Jews hire people to do household jobs — anybody who cleans, cooks, does the laundry, cares for children or elderly parents — we are the ones who represent the privileged class, with the funds to hire help. Jews today are generally wealthier and better educated than the majority of Americans.
Skateboard Creator Builds Business on Performance
Amy Klein
August 31, 2006
Skateboarding runs in the Tashman family, although not on the paternal side. His mother, who also grew up religious, skateboarded when she was a kid. She was sponsored by a local Velcro company. \”She took her old roller skates and nailed them to a two-by-four for her first skateboards,\” Tashman said. Since he was 3 years old, \”she would attach me to my skateboard and pull me down hills and our neighbor\’s empty swimming pool,\” he said. \”She always wanted me to be a cantor, though.\”
Yaelle and Nouriel Cohen: Kindness Starts at Home
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
January 5, 2006
The Cohens understand desperation. Eight years ago, Nouriel\’s beauty supply business went under, and the family had to give up their Beverly Hills home. He hasn\’t had steady employment since then and has had to rely on his parents and family to get by.
Wine, Women, Song
Jewish Journal Staff
October 6, 2005
Judd\’s parents, Art and Bunnie, have been making wine in Napa Valley for 25 years, first creating the Whitehall Lane label, then Judd\’s Hill.
Create a Bridal Look That’s Made for You
Donna Gordon Blankinship
November 11, 2004
Both brides were beautiful and the dress was a focal point each time, thanks to the loving restoration work by dressmaker Camila Sigelmann, who made it possible for Amee Huppin Sherer to be married in Grandma Marian Huppin\’s 1925 wedding gown.
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