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March 5, 2009
Hoop and Chuppah Dreams Mix at Iranian Center
Roughly 150 local Iranian Jews packed the Jewish Educational Movement (JEM) center in Beverly Hills last December to cheer on their sons, brothers and cousins, who were vying for the first JEM basketball league championship. Four out of six teams, all named for colors, made the playoffs: Blue, White, Red and Black. And the players — doctors, lawyers, engineers and businessmen — gave their fans heart-pounding performances on the court, sinking three-point shots with all the thrills of a Lakers game at Staples Center.
Age of Lieberman, Stanley Gold, Hollywood and the Jews
I’ve had just about enough of Rob Eshman’s self-serving and ego-feeding editorials. Yes, I’m very happy for Eshman, who was treated to a private concert and who uses all these small gatherings to prove to himself that he wasn’t and isn’t wrong about the willingness of the Arabs to make peace with us.
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