For those Angelenos looking for a respite from million-dollar hype and \”Happy Meal\” tie-ins to studio blockbusters, late autumn is also a time when a flurry of small, offbeat film festivals grace local movie screens.
There\’s a new singing cowboy in town, and his name is Ken Kunin.\n\”I\’ve been in this crazy industry for about 10 years,\” says the lead vocalist/songwriter. And he\’s about to turn up the heat.\n\nHis band, davis waits, has been receiving radio airplay , including on local outlets KLOS and KTTC; and a cross-country tour in support of their new album, \”the evolution of…,\” will follow after the New Year.
Even though Elizabeth Arkin joined Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) in September, she\’s still writing resumes and looking for work — though not for herself.
It was a postcard-perfect Pasadena day on the beautiful grounds of the Huntington Library when Ronald E. Steen led 16 women on a descent into Hell.
It has a gym. It has a teen center. And with Sunday\’s well-covered dedication, the new $4.5 million state-of-the-art Ferne Milken Youth & Sports Complex — an addition to the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills — now has a lot of visibility.\n\n
Looking back on the last year-and-a-half, Lionel Bell feels satisfied with what the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has achieved during his term as chairman of the board. He cites the reestablishment of 6505 Wilshire as Federation headquarters and the launching of its $20 million capital campaign as two accomplishments that he is proud of. Bell is also happy about the Leadership Council he started, which has united the organization\’s young leadership presidents, and facilitated an exchange of ideas and the creation of overlapping programs.
Perhaps his choice of reading material best sums up Todd Morgan\’s worldview.
August\’s North Valley Jewish Community Center shooting is still on the minds of parents and educators.
Joshua Hammer\’s book is called \”Chosen by God: A Brother\’s Journey\” (Hyperion Press), and while the titular journey refers to his brother, it may very well apply to Hammer himself.\nIn Newsweek\’s Nov. 8th issue, Hammer — a foreign correspondent who will become the magazine\’s Berlin bureau chief in January — gave the nation a window into his life. In an excerpt from \”Chosen\” Hammer recounted his quest to reconnect with Tony, his estranged younger brother. During their time apart, while Hammer had traveled the world covering war and political unrest, Tony had become Tuvia, a \”Torah Jew\” with a wife and sprawling family, entrenched in an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle
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