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How Scared Should We Be?

Has The Order, the most violent and notorious white supremacist group in recent history, been resurrected?

When Dialogue Fails

Our July 16 cover story, \”Tense Relations,\” detailed the friction among local Jewish and Arab groups.

Protest for Labor Rights

For the past four years, the predominantly Latino hospitality and housing employees at the University of Southern California have been fighting for a written guarantee of job security. Now, union leaders representing the workers have turned to Jewish leaders to support what they consider a call for justice.

Westward Expansion

With its recent purchase of an office building near the corner of Pico Boulevard and Doheny Drive, Chabad has established a two-block stretch of facilities — which the outreach group plans to call \”Rebbe Square\” — in the heart of one of Los Angeles\’ prime Jewish neighborhoods.

Community Briefs

While cities such as Detroit and St. Louis were holding major Jewish book festivals year after year, drawing celebrity authors such as Saul Bellow and Philip Roth, observers here asked, Why isn\’t there a Jewish book festival in Los Angeles?

Chiming In

The Religious Women\’s Forum grappled with subjects that ranged from the role of women in the synagogue to the difficulties in obtaining divorces.

Community Briefs

Even for an international film producer and inveterate traveler, Arthur Cohn has covered a lot of territory recently.\nDuring the last week in October, the winner of a record five Oscars and producer of \”The Garden of the Finzi-Continis\” and \”Central Station\” was feted in Shanghai at his very own \”Arthur Cohn Day\” by the Chinese government and film industry.

A Hate-Crime Conspiracy?

Two brothers arrested as suspects in the killing of a gay couple have also been linked to arson attacks on three Sacramento-area synagogues, according to federal investigators.

Community Briefs

Even for an international film producer and inveterate traveler, Arthur Cohn has covered a lot of territory recently.

Wanting What the West Has

When people talk about the San Fernando Valley, non-residents may envision a vast sea of shiny new homes and retail areas, schools and parks, joined seamlessly by a pathway of soccer moms driving sports utility vehicles.

In reality, there are two Valleys — the one where the vehicles aren\’t new and the one with the million-dollar tract homes and gated \”communities.\”

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