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For downtown’s Persian Jews, work plus worship equals success
Karmel Melamed
October 26, 2011
Fast-paced techno dance music blasts through Chikas, a retail clothing store off Santee Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion District, which many call the Garment District. Robert Mahgerefteh, the store’s owner, helps the dozen or so young women looking for great deals on the latest fashions.
Think you know ‘The Jazz Singer’? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!
Pat Sierchio
September 21, 2007
The Warners predicted, correctly, that \”The Jazz Singer\” would be \”without a doubt, the biggest stride since the birth of the industry.\” But the film\’s importance may not rest solely on the fact that it was the first sound film. It was also the first film to boldly address the assimilation of immigrant Jews into American culture.
Working Girl
Carin Davis
June 8, 2007
I\’m an accomplished exec. I worked hard to get here. I work hard for the money. But work never gets in the way of dating, and dating never gets in the way of work.
Persian Jews break with tradition to break through in Hollywood
Karmel Melamed
February 22, 2007
Whether it\’s producing Oscar-winning films, appearing on prime-time network television series or performing stand-up comedy, young Jews of Iranian heritage have been breaking with their community\’s traditional norms and leaving their imprint on Hollywood.
Growing taste for kosher boils in U.S. melting pot
Buzzy Gordon
November 30, 2006
Kosher has come a long way from designating merely a set of obscure dietary restrictions that are strictly observed by only a minuscule fraction of the world\’s population. According to a 2005 Mintel Organization International report, Kosher is a $14.6 billion industry and ranks among the fastest-growing segments in the retail food business.
Pro soccer rookie Bornstein gives small goals a big kick
Carin Davis
October 12, 2006
ChivasUSA\’s Jonathan Bornstein is the top contender for the 2006 Major League Soccer (MLS) Rookie of the Year award. Not bad for the Los Alamitos native who was not invited to the MLS combine and was chosen in the fourth round (of four) of 2006 MLS SuperDraft (37th pick overall).
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