To his mates in the New York prison where he awaits sentencing for a drug-smuggling conviction, the bearded, soft-spoken Israeli, who Customs Department officials say regularly ministers to a small flock of religious Jewish prisoners, is known as "Rabbi Ya\’akov."
A month ago the hopes, dreams, spirit and hard work of an immeasurable number of Jewish athletes, coaches and support personnel from around the world appeared to be going to waste.
Temple Beth Torah: 10:30 a.m. Shabbat service with discussion, \”A Jew in an Islamic Senegal,\” by Ann Haendel. 11827 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles.
Frank Oz, the Muppeteer and comedy director, isn\’t a funny guy.
"I feel like the princess living the fairy tale," says Gina Wendkos, screenwriter of the Walt Disney film, "The Princess Diaries," which opens Aug. 3 in Los Angeles.
The timeless story of Tevye, the milkman with five daughters, is back on stage in the classic musical \”Fiddler On the Roof.\”
After two years of legal and political wrangling, concerned residents and BreitBurn Energy have entered into a settlement agreement that will allow for expanded oil-extraction operations at the corner of Pico Boulevard and Doheny Drive.
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