After a one-year search and some private soul-searching, Shaarey Zedek congregation in Valley Village has appointed a new rabbi. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg, who joined the congregation in March, was formally welcomed last month at the Orthodox synagogue\’s annual dinner.
In this life, Oren Rudavsky has forged a successful career as a New York City-based filmmaker known for award-winning documentaries about Jewish life, including the 2004 \”Hiding and Seeking,\” which explored faith and tolerance through the lens of an Orthodox Jewish family\’s emotionally charged trip to Poland. In his latest film, \”The Treatment,\” he takes on a subject that has long been a source of fascination.
\”I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal\” runs for close to two hours, but the documentary is barely long enough to encompass the 96 years of the legendary Nazi hunter.\n
According to many mostly West Coast mavens, Langer\’s, in existence since 1947 – and celebrating its 60th anniversary this week – has the best pastrami in America.
Picks and clicks.
Now that we\’re commemorating the 40th anniversary of the famous \”Summer of Love,\” I\’m trying to figure out whether any of the backward glances will be able to convey a sense of what it was like.
Since she began her career in the 1970s, Suzy Evans has been on a mission to educate the public about a dance form \”that is so much more than what you might see in a restaurant or in a class.\” As the founder of the now 11-year-old International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED), Evans is producing her fourth \”This Is Belly Dance!\” concert at the Ford Amphitheatre on Aug. 11.
Although it was a hot day, I was perfectly comfortable because my virtual walking tour of the desert settlement was conducted at a sophisticated UCLA computer site, courtesy of the Qumran Visualization Project.
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