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Saba Soomekh discusses the hybrid identity of Iranian Jews in L.A.
Saba Soomekh held up her book, “From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women Between Religion and Culture,” revealing the image of a child bride on the cover.
Key Golden Globe Award film nominations
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Thursday announced nominations for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.
Nice Jewish guys finish first
Adam Cohen is in the business of nice Jewish guys.
Sony CEO ordered ‘The Interview’ toned down, Rogen objected
Sony Corp. Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai ordered the film \”The Interview\” to be toned down after Pyongyang denounced it for depicting the assassination of North Korea\’s leader, according to emails apparently stolen from Sony\’s Hollywood studio.
Kirk Douglas, a poet at 98, gets personal
Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch, the son of an immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker, marked his 98th birthday on Dec. 9 by launching his 11th book.
What will New Republic exodus mean for American Jewish thought?
Last week’s departure of most of the editorial team at The New Republic — including Franklin Foer, Leon Wieseltier, Judith Shulevitz and Julia Ioffe — didn’t just blow a hole in the landscape of American journalism.
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UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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