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.
Southern California\’s economy already has withstood the past year\’s downturn — and the cataclysmic events of Sept. 11 — better than many competing regions.
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.
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.\”
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.
Warnings from health and law enforcement officials on the dangers of Ecstasy have not deterred Jewish teenagers and young adults from using the drug.
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.
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.
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.
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.
\”Why don\’t we f— this audition and I\’ll play you right now for the part?\” she said. \”If I lose, you\’ll never see me again. But if I win, I walk out of here with the script.\”