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June 11, 2014
Surf, suits and sailing — Jews making waves on the waterfront
As the summer heats up and we head for the beach to tan, swim or just cool off, we might ask: Has the Pacific coastline always been such a splashy draw for Los Angeles Jews?\n
Cantor’s loss leaves Jewish Republicans bereft
Eric Cantor’s defeat in one constituency, Virginia’s 7th Congressional district, triggered mourning among another: Republican Jews.
A new resource for LGBT Jews
In 2009, nine years into Shelby Ilan-Pacheco’s marriage to her husband, she came to know with certainty something she had felt for so long.
After electoral loss, still fighting for political reform
Dan Schnur isn’t backing off from his push to reform the electoral system in the Golden State.
Rabbi wins big for education innovation
Rabbi Yisroel Boruch Sufrin, head of school at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, has been awarded a $36,000 grant — plus $5,000 for his school — from a New York foundation that supports Jewish education.
Herzliya reveals split on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Naftali Bennett and Tzipi Livni don’t agree on much.
From murals to tchotchkes, Banksy’s shop attracts crowds
He may not know it yet, but the fiercely anonymous and anti-corporate British street artist known as Banksy has his very own gift shop in the walled-off West Bank.
Sen. Ted Cruz: Israel could strike Iran in months
An Israeli strike against Iran “could happen in a matter of months,” Sen. Ted Cruz reportedly told a U.S. Jewish security group.
Obama congratulates Israel’s President-elect Reuven Rivlin
President Obama congratulated Reuven Rivlin on his election as president of Israel.