When Jewish and Christian holidays converge — like Passover and Easter or Chanukah and Christmas — Southland communities with large Jewish populations often witness a competition between the celebrations, from public schools to shopping centers.
As we age, creativity often peaks, and our need to create soars: Georgia O’Keeffe, for instance, did some of her best work in her later years, and Grandma Moses didn’t start painting until she was in her 70s. Likewise, Laura Ingalls Wilder was in her 60s when she began to write her “Little House on the Prairie” books.
After teaching for 50 years, Adina Bender is looking forward to retiring this June — sort of.
The first thing you notice about photographer Irene Fertik is her long, gray hair, which flows well below her waist. Although she usually wears her hair up, Fertik has left it down today, because when she does “the lioness comes out.”
When John Sullivan became Yochanan Rachmiel Ben-Abraham earlier this month at American Jewish University (AJU), he made the record books for one of Los Angeles’ most venerable Jewish institutions.
Annie Korzen strolls through the open front door of a duplex condo just north of Carthay Square in Los Angeles, leaving her husband to park their Volvo in the chronically congested neighborhood.
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but scientific findings seem to indicate otherwise. Research shows that our brains literally rewire in response to new stimulation. And when it comes to computer use, Internet activity may stimulate and possibly improve brain function, according to scientists at UCLA.
As often happens, Shirley Friedenthal recently met a beautiful older woman who lives alone. And as also often happens, Friedenthal soon learned the details of the woman’s love life. The woman confided that she’s 77, still working and still very interested in men. Alas, she didn’t know how to find one.
In the age of Bernard Madoff and automated phone option menus in lieu of personal customer service, the words “business mensch” may strike most consumers as an oxymoron.
Murray Gershenz, a cultured gentleman of 87 who loves opera and served as a Los Angeles cantor for seven years, is getting his biggest laughs on screen these days playing crotchety characters. And he loves it.
