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August 8, 2012
Russian basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, reaches Olympic semis
The Russian Olympic men\’s basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, has advanced to the semifinals.
Major fire under control in Jerusalem area
A major fire in the Jerusalem area believed to be arson is under control.
El Al dithers on honoring cheap fares
An El Al spokesperson said the airline had not decided whether or not to honor round-trip tickets to Israel that were offered erroneously for prices as low as $330.
How Jewish is relativity?
\”If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world,” Albert Einstein quipped in 1922. “Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German, and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
‘Women and War’
Growing up in Beverly Hills, Marissa Roth remembers her father and mother, both European refugees, as parents who repressed their emotions and personal suffering, and forbade their children to cry.
Letters to the Editor: Wilshire Boulevard Temple, world hunger and editorial cartoons
Bet Tzedek sends its lawyers every day into the diverse communities of our city, representing all who are in need. Jewish Family Services and Jewish Vocational Services do the same. A group at Stephen S. Wise Temple has launched a summer Freedom School branch that gives low-income young people from nearby communities a unique educational opportunity. The Breed Street Shul is turning a historic Boyle Heights temple building into a monument to our past and our future as well as an invaluable community center for a largely Spanish-speaking neighborhood in the Shul’s home community.
Healthy, kosher hot lunches rare in L.A. Jewish schools
On a Thursday this past March, at around 11:40 a.m., the alluring scent of chicken schnitzel – freshly breaded and pan-fried — wafted through the parking lot of New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) in West Hills.
Private schools chalk it up to federal dollars
It’s not unusual for elementary school students at Sinai Akiba Academy to walk into class and be greeted with the following message: “Dear scientists, today we’re going to look at our mealworms under the microscopes.”
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