“Friends,” by Iris Cohenian
Muslim girls chat on the roof of the Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family, a popular place to see friends in the Old City of Jerusalem. The hospice opened its doors in 1863 for pilgrims. Today, it is a guesthouse that aims to bring together different cultures through art and music.
A year after releasing his AI film, “Next Stop Paris,” director Stuart Acher reflects on the speed of change.
The actual biographical details of terrorists tell a different story.
This year, the most Jewish presence came during the In Memoriam segments.
If we refuse to pay attention to Islam’s organizing principle of absolute submission, our destiny is to one day recall, with deep regret, that there was a time when it was not too late to reclaim the West.
We can’t depend on Jew-haters to unify us. It’s one thing to share common enemies; it’s quite another to share an extraordinary story that connects us through the generations.
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
In order to have a Jewish future, we need to have more Jewish babies.
Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest traditional Orthodox shul in Los Angeles, which was dedicated in 1902 and originally located in the Bunker Hill District in Downtown LA.
May the story you share be a reminder that through our fears and uncertainty, alongside the bitterness we experience, redemption awaits.
Denouncing my invitation, anti-Zionists smashed over 25 plate-glass windows in two nights of vandalism. Their graffiti proclaimed: “Stop your Zionist war propaganda” and “stop zios.”
I just returned from B’nei Mitzvah in Chicago … War broke out in the middle of the festivities
The director of security at Temple Israel was injured in the attack, the Reform congregation said.
Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
In 1973, he founded Synagogue for the Performing Arts, drawing the likes of Walter Matthau, Ed Asner and Joan Rivers.
From Los Angeles to Thailand, Israelis are sitting anxiously, waiting for a notice from El Al or other airlines, hoping for a chance to board a flight back to Israel.
We are delivering hands-on learning and building resilience for a generation growing up under conflict in a region that lacks a dedicated children’s museum.
