Author and Jewish food connoisseur Joan Nathan may be best known for her award-winning cookbooks on Jewish cuisine in America and Israel. But long before any of those projects began, there was Paris.
Are you ready for a new Jewish order this Chanukah?
Bernice Amado died Sept. 16 at 91. Survived by daughter Ellen; sons Ralph and Theodore; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman
For the second year, Reform congregation Stephen S. Wise Temple will participate in Light Up Literacy, a Chanukah-inspired campaign that aims to increase literacy rates in Guatemala, which suffers from a more dire case of illiteracy than any country in Central America, according to U.N.-collected data.
The prestigious Academy of Music magnet program at Hamilton High School, a LAUSD school on South Robertson Boulevard in West Los Angeles, has for the first time opened its instrumental music program to auditions for the 2011-2012 school year. The pilot program will open up to 20 percent of the academy’s seats next fall to talented performers in charter and private schools as well as public school students who have fallen through the cracks in the magnet system, said Marlene Zuccaro, the academy’s director. Washington Preparatory High School’s music magnet program also will have auditions, she said.
On Dec. 2, Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater will attend the annual Chanukah party at the White House.
On Nov. 29, the 63rd anniversary of the U.N. resolution to partition Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state, Dan Meridor, Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy, spoke at the UCLA School of Law about Israel’s survival today, focusing on the Iranian threat, the peace process and international law.
Craving a kosher cupcake? Magnolia Bakery is cooking up the cure. Now open at 8389 W. Third St., this chic New York transplant looks to quickly become part of the Los Angeles Jewish community. Famous for its pastel-colored cupcakes, fresh-from-the-oven pies and homemade icebox cakes, the stylish sweet shop carries more than 60 products — all of which carry a heksher.
A peek behind the scenes offered by the WikiLeaks cables published this week offer hints into U.S. and regional priorities. The two issues cropping up most often in the Middle East are Iran and Israeli-Arab peace. The cables also offer choice insights into how Americans interact with the locals.
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