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Those Who Will Suffer

Forgive Lee Wallach if he sounds like a commercial for the organized Jewish community. Wallach says he owes his life to the Los Angeles Jewish community, and he is worried that the current economic downturn might endanger the service programs that guided him from an orphanage to a successful — and Jewish — life.

What’s Ahead for L.A.’s Jewish Economy?

Southern California\’s economy already has withstood the past year\’s downturn — and the cataclysmic events of Sept. 11 — better than many competing regions.

A New Reality for Jews

The launching of a retaliatory war for the twin destruction of the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon marks a watershed event for all Americans, but for none more than the Jewish community.

Muslims Against Jihad

Here is President George W. Bush on Islam: \”Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah.\”

A Jewish Slice of ‘American Pie’

Adam Herz, 28, sets the record straight just before the Aug. 3 release of \”American Pie 2.\” He never got fresh with baked goods. He didn\’t make a pact with his high school buddies to lose his virginity before graduation (though lose his virginity he did). He never got caught watching a scrambled porn channel. His dad didn\’t try to educate him about sex with a copy of Jugs magazine.

Hugs on Drugs

Warnings from health and law enforcement officials on the dangers of Ecstasy have not deterred Jewish teenagers and young adults from using the drug.

United Front

Imagine tens of thousands of Angelenos filling the block of Wilshire Boulevard between San Vicente and La Jolla to show their support for the State of Israel.

Home Is Where the Shul Is

As Los Angeles housing prices continue their upward climb, members of Orthodox and Conservative communities are having a tougher time finding affordable houses to buy within walking distance of their synagogues — a must for observant Jews who don\’t drive on Shabbat.

All in the Family

When your husband is comedian Carl Reiner and your son is director Rob Reiner, and you count among your closest amigos Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Norman Lear and Dom DeLuise, chances are that your life is pretty darn upbeat.

Literary Jewish Girls

It\’s time to make room for a newer generation of American Jewish writers, many of whom are young women who have not even hit 30.

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