Making the cut
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
Pitfalls abound in trying to put together the perfect guest list, but don’t lose hope.
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May 14, 2014
Weiner talks the societal reality mirrored in his ‘Mad Men’
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
\”It’s got to be clear that I do not control what people think about the show in any way, and can’t obviously,” Matthew Weiner said recently during an interview in his downtown Los Angeles office.
Four rules of Israel engagement
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
This past March, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a strategic partnership agreement, they weren’t just aiming to facilitate collaboration between Israeli industries and Californian counterparts.
The making of a real spy
Jonathan Kirsch
May 14, 2014
Our idea of what spies actually do is deeply tainted by a century or so of novels and movies, some better than others but all of them fictional.
Protest structural racism, not just Donald Sterling racism
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
When I heard the tape recordings of Donald Sterling, I, like many of you, felt outrage and disgust.
Celebrate Israel Fest brings Jewish homeland to its people
Ryan Torok
May 14, 2014
Nachum Peterseil misses celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut in Israel, where he grew up and annually got caught up in the spirit of the country’s Independence Day.
The early Israel-to-L.A. wave
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
In 1965, at just 16, Edna Botach (now Lee) packed up her memories of living in tents with 12 brothers and sisters, and moved from Beersheba to Los Angeles. When she arrived in the Fairfax area and moved in with her brother’s family, she spoke only Hebrew and Farsi, the language of her parents, Iranian Jews who immigrated to Israel in 1950.
Pedaling for a cause
Jewish Journal
May 14, 2014
What do competitive cyclists, Israeli technology and Africa have in common?
Fast cash from Israel Bonds
Jared Sichel
May 14, 2014
The next time violence erupts between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East, Israel Bonds CEO Israel “Izzy” Tapoohi is not going to run to major banks and mutual funds if the government needs emergency cash.
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