They need to talk more! They are being too quiet!\”
That was the frantic, whispered assessment of Beverly Pomeranz, casting director for the new A&E series, \”Makeover Mamas,\” as she watched the reaction of Ross and Jennifer Misher upon seeing their newly redecorated living room for the first time.
The author of \”The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey,\” a nonfiction work largely about that curse, died in Santa Cruz on June 14. He was 69.
The Pacific Jewish Center (PJC) has been a Venice beach landmark for the past 60 years. Always a Traditional or Orthodox congregation, PJC has been on the fringes of the larger Orthodox centers in Pico-Robertson and Hancock Park — and a few miles too far west for some.
Compton company Anderson International Foods (AIF) is trying to carve out a portion of the kosher cheese market for itself.
The hit play \”Jewtopia\” began when Sam Wolfson and Bryan Fogel envisioned two guys at a temple singles mixer with \”Hava Nagila\” pumping. \”We decided the gentile was there because he likes Jewish girls, and the Jew was there because of family pressure,\” Fogel said.
Last week, a group called Justice for Jews from Arab Countries published a report documenting the human rights crisis facing Jews in that part of the world following the creation of Israel.
As Israel and the Palestinians begin a long-awaited truce, both sides are holding their breath — and wondering what the United States will do next to advance the \”road map\” peace plan.
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