The Curious Little Monkey’s Tale
September 19, 2005
\”The Journey That Saved Curious George : The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey.
Sarah Price Brown
Schools to Teach Ein Bisel Yiddish
August 25, 2005
Linguists have predicted that within 100 years, more than half of the 6,000 languages that exist today will disappear.
For a long time, it\’s looked as though Yiddish was among those bound for extinction, but scholars and Yiddish speakers, as well as some Jews who remember their parents speaking Yiddish, have never given up on the language.
And now there\’s a better chance that a new generation of Jews will understand Yiddish and the Jewish culture it embodies. This fall, three local Jewish day schools will offer their middle and high school students classes in Yiddish, the language spoken for 1,000 years by Ashkenazi Jews of eastern and central Europe.
The three schools represent a spectrum of Jewish education and geography in Los Angeles: New Community Jewish High School in the west San Fernando Valley is non-denominational, Shalhevet School in the Fairfax district is Orthodox and Sinai Akiba Academy in West Los Angeles is Conservative.
Principal for a Day, Lesson for a Lifetime
March 24, 2005
It\’s a lot more than Kenn Phillips could have bargained for when he accepted this gig as principal. Lucky for him, he doesn\’t have to come back tomorrow.
That\’s because Phillips isn\’t the real principal, but merely principal for a day. Phillips is among more than 200 professionals who arranged to shadow principals as part of a Los Angeles Unified School District effort to create alliances between businesses and schools.
To Live and Teach in L.A.: A Difficult Job
December 23, 2004
Eight-year-old Danielle dashes to the front of her third-grade classroom and shows off her drawing of an equilateral triangle.
Beverly Hills’ ‘Starr’ Reporter
December 2, 2004
Zager started out as a reporter, working for a short stint after college at a community newspaper in her hometown, Detroit. After getting married and having children, she turned to comedy. She spent 14 years as a stand-up comedian, entertaining at clubs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
But being a journalist was her lifelong dream.
Gifts Galore From Bubbe to Baby
December 2, 2004
When it\’s time to celebrate Chanukah, nobody should be left out of the fun. We\’ve scoured the holiday gift scene to find the perfect presents for Mom, Dad and the whole family.
Q & A With Wilda Spalding
October 21, 2004
Open Wilda Spalding\’s \”little black book,\” and you\’ll discover a code of ethics — written in part by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted by the United Nations in 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Hungarian Baker Rises to Success
September 9, 2004
Since Meir Jacobs bought the J&T Bread Bin 34 years ago, the bakery hasn\’t changed much. Nestled in the center of the Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax, it retains its old-world charm — the original glass showcases line the store\’s perimeter, and the original orange \”Bread Bin\” metal signs hang on both sides of the store. Handwritten yellow notes advertise the goods: chocolate danishes, raspberry hamantaschen, sprinkled cookies, lemon bars, macaroons and more.
It\’s the Hungarian treats that reveal the bakery\’s hidden history. The loaves of glazed cinnamon raisin bread, the apple squares and the three-flavored puff pastries called kalaches give meaning to Jacobs\’ words: \”This is a very old-fashioned-style bakery.\”
An old-fashioned Hungarian bakery fashioned after its owner.
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