At 72, Roth recently became the youngest living author to be honored by the Library of America, which issues hardcover collections of the country\’s most accomplished writers. The first two volumes, covering Roth\’s work through the early 1970s, are out this fall.
News reports and sources cite conflicting reasons why Israeli-born Rod Lurie was booted or departed as show-runner of the successful new ABC drama, \”Commander in Chief,\” about the first female president of the United States. Lurie, the show\’s creator, was replaced by TV veteran Steven Bochco (\”NYPD Blue,\” \”L.A. Law\”) last week — a highly unusual move on a show that is doing so well in the ratings.
Conservative filmmakers will invade West Hollywood this weekend for the second annual, Bush-loving Liberty Film Festival, with WeHo\’s Pacific Design Center becoming a haven to some Jewish entertainment names who vote red while living among the blue.
\”Mayor Villaraigosa said many times during his campaign that he would lead a trip to Israel,\” Weiss said in a phone interview. \”He feels a strong connection to Israel.\”
\”I think of Pompeii,\” wrote Anne Brener in a September article for The Jewish Journal. \”New Orleans was so beautiful.\”
A traffic sign with the words, \”Leaving Brooklyn Oy Vey!\” went up on the Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan.
Judd\’s parents, Art and Bunnie, have been making wine in Napa Valley for 25 years, first creating the Whitehall Lane label, then Judd\’s Hill.
\”Go Ahead, Make My Shabbos!\” No, it\’s not Clint Eastwood turning religious, but a slogan on a T-shirt and coffee mug at Jewschool store, a Web site offering cheeky sloganned goods like T-shirts, underwear, caps, pins and bags.
Based on Whedon\’s short-lived 2002 TV series, \”Firefly,\” whose fan base helped spur the movie, \”Serenity\” revolves around the outlaws\’ attempts to discover the telepath\’s true identity after she beats up everyone in a bar.
ity mouse, look out! A researcher on the other side of the globe thinks he can end Los Angeles\’ rodent problem for good — by putting barn owls to work.
Israeli ornithologist Yossi Leshem says owls operate more safely and effectively than spraying poisons, which contaminate groundwater and are toxic to pets. The key, he says, is supplying the owls, a natural predator, with the right habitat.
