New Skirball exhibition channels the power of you
November 12, 2015
As we enter the holiday season of giving, many of us think about how we can donate our time and money in a meaningful way.
Avishay Artsy
To be young, Palestinian and gay in Israel
November 11, 2015
The issue of gay rights has become front and center in Israeli politics.
With music, fine food, events celebrate Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews
November 5, 2015
The phrase “Kan ya ma kan” is usually translated as “Once upon a time” in Arabic literature, and is the phrase that begins many stories.
Photographing Ethiopian immigrants in Israel and L.A.
October 21, 2015
In the 1980s, when photojournalist Irene Fertik learned that Ethiopian Jews were being airlifted to Israel, she wondered how they would be treated in their new country.
Naming rites
October 21, 2015
What do you think of the name Esther? How about Lazar? Or maybe Yael? Or Noah?
Israel’s dance superstar, cultural ambassador
September 24, 2015
Ido Tadmor is probably the closest any Israeli dancer and choreographer has come to achieving rock-star status in his home country.
Persian-Jewish filmmaker tackles love and money in ‘Shah Bob’
September 24, 2015
The film “Shah Bob” opens with Bob (Reza Sixo Safai) waking up in bed next to a beautiful woman.
Cedars-Sinai through a doctor’s lens
September 16, 2015
For four decades, endocrinologist Dr. Roger Lerner walked the halls of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center solely to attend to patients.
The Broad Museum’s long-awaited opening
September 8, 2015
For those who live and work in downtown Los Angeles, it often seemed the day would never come.
Exploring Jewish-Tunisian heritage through food
August 27, 2015
Artist Orly Olivier’s work revolves around the food and heritage of her Jewish-Tunisian family.
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