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September 23, 2004
Your Letters
The article \”Political Activism Inspires Iranians\” was very informative (Sept. 10). However, as one of the founders of the Beverly Hills Jewish Republicans, I was offended with the labeling of Jews as \”Iranians.\”
But Will Shawn Green Fast?
When the Dodgers face the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a three-game series beginning in San Francisco this weekend, most Jews will be in synagogue for the holiest day of the year.
Is Con Man Dead or Alive?
Lucian Ludwig Kozminski was — or maybe is — a man convicted of swindling some 3,000 of his fellow Holocaust survivors, who did time in federal prison and died in 1993, according to his death certificate.\n\nOrdinarily, this would end the sordid tale of a man who preyed on his own people. Instead, it is only the beginning of a mystery, full of intrigue and skullduggery, which America\’s Most Wanted (Fox) will telecast on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. under the title, \”The Holocaust Swindler.\”
Give Your Sukkah a Shot of Style
After the high of the High Holidays, twice-a-year Jews hang up their kippot for another 354 days, or so, and in the process miss out on the lesser-known treat of Sukkot.
Guilty of Being Too Guilty
Yom Kippur reminds me of the time I spent in couples counseling with a serious boyfriend. My boyfriend believed he could be cruel or invasive or dishonest, but as long as he copped to his \”sins\” once a week, he\’d be absolved (especially if he used bogus touchy-feely phrases like \”I\’m sorry you feel that way,\” \”I validate your experience,\” and \”I respect your boundaries\”).
Wal-Mart Stops Selling Hate
Bowing to mounting pressure from Jewish groups, Wal-Mart has decided to stop selling \”The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion\” at its Web site.
Teshuvah for Two
There\’s nothing more romantic than a cantor\’s serenade, a symphony of grumbling stomachs, and an oversized sheet of dry honey cake.
A Bite Out
Playwright Leon Martell was dining at Canter\’s when his thoughts drifted to Billy Gray, the Jewish comic whose name had graced a 1950s nightclub on Fairfax.\n\nBilly Gray\’s Band Box had been a sexy, Hollywood gangsterland kind of joint where stars like Lou Costello had schmoozed with mobster Mickey Cohen. But the club was long gone and Gray\’s name had faded from Fairfax, Martell noted — until he glanced at the menu and saw the Billy Gray Band Box special.\n\n\”Billy lives on in the Fairfax — as a chopped liver sandwich,\” he said.
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