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hockey
Sabras and slap shots: North Americans bring hockey know-how to Israel
Jewish Journal
August 18, 2014
Drew Koike knew a bit about Israel: its capital, location, climate and biblical roots. But it never dawned on the 14-year-old Washingtonian that hockey existed in the country.
L.A. mayor and America’s decline
Dennis Prager
June 24, 2014
Last week, during the official celebration of the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti told a jammed Staples Center that “there are two long-standing rules for politicians. … They say never, ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear. But this is a big f—–g day,” as he held up a bottle of Bud Light.
When your mayor drops the f-bomb
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2014
In using an expletive last week to tell a rally of hockey fans, “This is a big f–kin’ day,” did Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti cross a line?
Halachic hockey: A league of their own
Jared Sichel
April 2, 2014
As a buzzer sounded one recent Sunday at the Los Angeles Kings Valley Ice Center in Panorama City, nearly a dozen children glided — or attempted to — toward the bench as another dozen stumbled onto the rink. They lodged their blades into the frozen surface and assembled at center ice, where a referee was waiting with a black puck in his hand.
Beverly Hills Peninsula Hotel gets Israeli flair
Tom Tugend
November 19, 2008
With 200 guest rooms, the Peninsula — one of an international group of five luxury hotels owned by Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. — is certainly not the largest hotel in the city, but it hosts more than its share of celebrities and A-list events.
Bulldog on the Ice
Ari Morguelan
May 3, 2001
Ethan Lee Fougner, a 7-year-old hockey player from Valencia, is our May Athlete of the Month.
The Jewish King
Adam Wills
March 22, 2001
In the heat of a 1991 match, a player for the Buffalo Sabers called then-Canadiens defenseman Mathieu Schneider a \”Jew boy.\”
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