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December 25, 2008

Artifact-rich Sports Museum opens downtown

Cypres\’ vast sports collection, which fills 30 well-lighted galleries, is extraordinary and reflects its owner\’s deep love of sports history.

Teriton tenants win battle to stay in historic apartment complex

After a three-year battle with alleged religious nonprofit Or Khaim Hashalom, tenants of the historic 28-unit Teriton Apartments in Santa Monica have won the right to remain in or return to their apartments for up to seven years under their former rent-controlled leases, according to a settlement made public Dec. 4.

An enduring miracle

Chanukah 5769: Will the Jewish flame of our era burn forth unto our children and our children\’s children?

Less controversy surrounds this year’s Oscar foreign film entries

In contrast to previous years, there have been no acrimonious controversies so far. Apparently all sides have tired of arguing whether the Palestinian entry should be officially designated as coming from Palestine, the Palestinian Authority or the Palestinian territory, and plain \”Palestine\” has won out.

Disraeli: The curious case of England’s Jewish prime minister

Benjamin Disraeli was born Jewish, baptized as a boy but (mostly) considered himself to be Jewish. He famously proclaimed to Queen Victoria — who began by hating him and ended adoring him — that he was the \”blank page\” separating the Old and New Testaments.

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