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Michael Aushenker

Michael Aushenker

Viva la Similarities

It was a great idea: a restaurant gathering at Tomayo\’s, an East Los Angeles eatery known for its vibrant Latino cultural life, hosted by Israel\’s consul general in Los Angeles, that would unite Los Angeles\’ Jews and Latinos.

The Trials of Ted Deutsch

Auschwitz survivor Tibor (Ted) Deutsch will never forget the dark day in 1944 that forever shaped his life. Deutsch was only 16 when he and his older brother, Georg, were among the 1,000 Jews assigned to slave labor at a Trzebinia subcamp assigned to the service the venerable German construction company Hochtief.

Not Your Grandmother’s Macaroons

You knew this was bound to happen.\n\nJust this past Purim, The Journal reported about how hamantashen were becoming a hot food delicacy outside of Jewish circles. Now, two enterprising Los Angeles-area women are bent on doing the same for yet another holiday dessert staple — the macaroon.

A Hit-and-Miss Charity Event

TV producer Barry Poznick has learned to juggle many balls in his life, but this week, he\’s going to have to throw them. On Friday, March 9, his company will sponsor the first Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament, benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Sunday Is Still Super

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles enjoyed another successful Super Sunday.

Silver Lining

\”Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York,\” represents the largest collection ever amassed of Jewish silversmith work.

Here at Last … A Decade Later

It seemed like a good idea on paper: affordable housing for 300 Jewish senior citizens in the heart of Santa Monica.

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