Steimatzky in Tarzana
December 21, 2000
Tarzana may fast become the Israeli cultural center of Los Angeles.
Adam Wills
Courage Under Fire
November 9, 2000
Mort Wolk hadn\’t slept a wink in two days. The invasion had been called off the day before due to bad weather, but Wolk had been on edge and too busy to rest. It was 4 a.m., and his plane was over Nazi-held Normandy. The only Jew and the only enlisted man on board, Wolk was part of Task Force A, a group of 40 paratroopers that had four hours to establish and secure a command post for the D-Day invasion.
Reaching Out
September 21, 2000
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein is talking about kabbalistic teachings with such passion that he pitches forward in his chair, but just as quickly settles back. His arms are a flurry of activity, and he continuously grabs the black kippah that keeps threatening to slip from his head.
When Price Is an Obstacle
September 14, 2000
Jeanine Ho, 28, sits near her dining room window and adjusts the stroller\’s visor so her baby doesn\’t get too much sun. She rubs the stomach of 2-week-old Maxwell and he sighs.
Local Olympians
September 14, 2000
Besides Lenny Krayzelburg, three other American Jews with a Southern California connection are vying for the gold at the Olympic Games in Sydney: a runner who graduated from Agoura Hills High School, a 19-year-old from Valencia who will be the first person of African-American descent to swim in the Olympics, and an Irvine-based swimmer who loves to surf.
Finding a Shul That Fits
September 7, 2000
The Booths were longing for an affordable way to connect with other Jewish couples their own age, and in this they aren\’t alone.
Tiles on the Isle
August 17, 2000
In 1927, William Wrigley Jr. prompted the Santa Catalina Island Company to invest in the creation of the Catalina Tile Factory after discovering clay deposits on the island. While the operation lasted only 10 years, it turned out tiles and decorative ware that were cherished by collectors.In 1997, 60 years after the factory closed its doors, Cynthia Seider brought back the art of tile painting to Avalon for a cause that she cherishes.
Avalon in August
August 17, 2000
Catalina is only 22 miles across the sea from Los Angeles, but to many visitors it feels like a distant land. For one particular community of Sephardic Jews, it\’s that very feeling that has kept them coming back over the past 75 years.
The Mating Game
August 3, 2000
Six years ago, Sherry Singer opened her own matchmaking service, Meet-A-Mate, with the help of her mother, Eva.
Surfing the Airwaves With Malibu Dan
June 8, 2000
Weekday nights, Daniel Finder, 28, loves to talk about Israel and being Jewish, his girlfriend Sara and his love of off-road racing to a devoted audience of 100,000.
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