Haunting Visages
September 24, 1998
The show is the artist\’s first major West Coast exhibit in three decades.
Naomi Pfefferman
Sisters Recapture Their Heritage
September 24, 1998
Gloria Hernandez Trujillo, 51, grew up in what she thought was a traditional Catholic home in Monterey Park. Her mother sent the children to mass and catechism classes at Our Lady of Solitude church in East Los Angeles. Trujillo made her first communion at the age of 8, wearing the requisite white frilly dress. At 12, she was confirmed, like many of the Latino children in her Eastside neighborhood.
Center Provides Hope for Autistic Children
September 17, 1998
Today, however, Tony and Barbara have new hope for Robert.
Coming of Age
September 17, 1998
Like many Merchant Ivory films, \”Soldier\’s Daughter\” explores the conflict of cultures and the pressures experienced by protagonists living in exile.
Under Siege
September 3, 1998
\”Soleil\” will debut here at the Director\’s Guild on Oct. 28, the gala opening of the second annual Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival, sponsored by the Sephardic Educational Center.
The Arts
July 23, 1998
Debut filmmaker Darren Aronofsky manages to sound incredulous about the Jewish sci-fi flick that has made him a star. \”You don\’t think God, math and bad-ass Jews makes for a Hollywood movie?\” he quips of \”PI,\” which won the director\’s prize at Sundance and a $1 million distribution deal.
Cover Story
July 9, 1998
The expulsion of Jews from the IberianPeninsula 500 years ago brought a tragic end to a Jewish presencethat had thrived for centuries in Sepharad, the Hebrew word forSpain. It also set in motion the dispersion of Sephardicculture.
Theater Notes
July 9, 1998
When the Jewish Women\’s Theatre Project askedSusan Merson to write its first commissioned play last year, theactress/writer recalled a bizarre TV news item.
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