AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — New mentoring program grooms tomorrow’s leaders
Young Iranian American Jewish professionals discuss their involvement with a new mentoring program for teenagers in the community.
Young Iranian American Jewish professionals discuss their involvement with a new mentoring program for teenagers in the community.
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — Dennis Prager and Shmuley Boteach praise local community
Southern California\’s Iranian Jews remember the life of world-renowned Iranian Jewish scholar Dr. Amnon Netzer.
Iranian Jewish members of the \”30 Years After\” organization talk about becoming more active in Los Angeles, state and national politics; featuring Assemblyman Mike Feuer and L.A. DWP General Manager H. David Nahai.
And so, my two favorite playwrights find themselves on opposite sides of a longstanding Jewish divide. \”All sound creative art is rooted in a ghetto,\” the critic Ludwig Lewisohn once wrote. Once out of that ghetto, the roots bifurcate, and we Jews have fashioned two strategies for survival. For the Mamets, salvation lies in toughness and certainty, the People of the Butch. For Kushner, our promise is in compromise and doubt.
Temple Israel of Hollywood has had many milestones in its 80 years as a Jewish cultural landmark in our city. One that bears special significance this month, however, occurred on Friday, Feb. 26, 1965 , when the synagogue\’s Rabbi Max Nussbaum welcomed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to share the bimah with him and to offer a sermon.