Imagine being 23 years old and summoned to Hollywood by Charlie Chaplin to work on his 1936 comedy classic, “Modern Times” — then being fired by the legendary star/director/writer after a week and a half. And then rehired.
Californians voted on Tuesday for a primary election that showed rifts in the state\’s dominant Democratic party, with incumbent labor-backed candidates fighting reformers in several races.
When Viktoriya Kernes was just 13, her mother sent her to a Jewish social event. Kernes had no idea why.
United States citizens who have accounts or financial assets in Israel soon will have even more incentive than previously to disclose them to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
In March, Svetlana Rapoport became a bat mitzvah.
This is the second go-round for Na’Amat USA Young Professionals’ annual Comedy Night, boasting a lineup of hilarious professional comics baring their stand-up chops in the heart of West Hollywood.
Jared Sichel’s article on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement at UCLA is a thoughtful exposure of the current tactics used by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) groups to push their agenda on that and other campuses (“Battleground California,” May 30).
Bernard (Ben) Newman died May 3 at 93, surrounded by his wife and three children. He was admired by all who knew him.
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