May 15, 2013

‘The Property’: Graphic in gray areas

Jewish Journal May 15, 2013

Rutu Modan’s recently released graphic novel, “The Property,” is the latest in a long line of works using the medium to express the Jewish experience.

Filmmakers reveal magician’s secretive world

Naomi Pfefferman May 15, 2013

City of Hope: A match made in … Israel

Jewish Journal May 15, 2013

When Joseph Mandel went to City of Hope in Duarte after his diagnosis with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in 2009, he remembers his doctor giving him a very clear message: “If we don’t find you a donor — like, in a year — you might not be here.”

Helping teens face cancer

Jewish Journal May 15, 2013

When Tammy Kaitz’s son, Dylan Crane, was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, the two started going to meetings of the support group Teen Impact at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Elul and Jewish pluralism

Roberto Loiederman May 15, 2013

A typical study session for Elul, a pluralistic Israel-based beit midrash (house of study), doesn’t confine itself to a discussion of Abraham’s journey in Genesis.

Larry Dubey is a consultant in courage

Jewish Journal May 15, 2013

Larry Dubey had every right to give up. The active and outdoorsy Mar Vista resident suffered a catastrophic snowboarding accident at Mammoth Mountain four years ago.