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December 10, 2013
Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s musical Shabbat
Susan Freudenheim
December 10, 2013
If Disney Hall has competition for beautiful acoustics in a magnificent setting, it is Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
One man’s crusade to prove Hollywood mogul Carl Laemmle was a hero
Danielle Berrin
December 10, 2013
Yiddish swing
Jewish Journal
December 10, 2013
During the 1930s and ’40s, even as young people across America were swing dancing to the beat of such Jewish bandleaders as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Harry James, a vibrant musical subculture dubbed “Yiddish swing” was flourishing in an L.A. enclave, according to Tali Tadmor, a local pianist, composer and vocal coach.
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