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LAPD officer Terri Utley says that since Los Angeles is such a diverse, multicultural place, it\’s difficult to know sometimes what the taboos and customs are in different groups. \”Our goal is to serve, cooperate and not offend,\” she says.
Alive and Kicking
Aaron Paley, 41, grew up living and breathing Yiddish.\nHis world was a community of leftist Jews who considered the radical Workmen\’s Circle the reichte, the right wing.
L.A. 5758 Sephardic Spirit
To understand the mystic approach to life that suffuses the Pinto Torah Center, simply listen to Rabbi Yaakov Pinto tell the story of how his parents met.
Police Get Lessons on Jewish Observance
The citywide program was instituted several years ago by the Jewish Federation\’s Jewish Community Relations Committee at the request of a police officer.
Twenty Years and Counting
With 400,000 dues-paying families, it claims to be the largest Jewish membership organization anywhere and has evolved from a self-defined Center for Holocaust Studies into what Hier says is \”a human rights organization… that fights intolerance and anti-Semitism around the world.\”
Inspiration Points
\”Yiddishkayt Los Angeles\” is returning this month with an eight-day fete, \”Yiddishkayt! A Celebration for All Ages — The New Face of an Enduring Culture.\”
A Room of Their Own
Started in June as a once-a-month event, \”Friday Night Live\” has become a happening, of sorts. The most recent service easily drew 800 people.
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