Mightier Than the Sword
Sonia Levitin has taken on the cause of the Sudanese because of an outlook that is profoundly Jewish.
Sonia Levitin has taken on the cause of the Sudanese because of an outlook that is profoundly Jewish.
California State University (CSU) system has canceled its current overseas study program with Hebrew University in Jerusalem, leaving 11 enrolled students to face the loss of academic credits and tuition subsidies.
While most outsiders equate Burbank with NBC studios, Carson and Leno, townsfolk see it as a small haven amidst the chaos of Los Angeles.
Unlike other secular holidays on the calendar, Jews cannot escape the very non-Jewish message of Christmas.
The Catholic-Jewish Women\’s Dialogue, one of the best-kept secrets in the Jewish community, was created in 1977, its instigators a group of Catholic religious sisters.
In his new CD, \”Garden of Yidn\” (Naxos World), violinist and music historian Yale Strom, who will be in concert in Los Angeles next week, offers tunes going back as far as the early 19th century, giving the listener not only a superior musical experience but some fascinating historical sketches of Jews in the Yiddish- and Ladino-speaking world.
\”Hoffman showed me that a short Jewish guy with a big nose could prosper and even be seen as a leading man,\” said David Paymer.