Libeskind-designed museum reflects surrealist Nussbaum’s art
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2014
Just walking up to the Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück, Germany, is a breathtaking experience.
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August 27, 2014
Garcetti: ‘My support of Israel is kind of an unshakable thing’
Jared Sichel
August 27, 2014
In late June, as Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti hit his one-year anniversary in the job, local media outlets gave him only passing reviews.
Latino population welcomes Hebrew-language charter school in L.A.
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August 27, 2014
How do you say “ironic” in Hebrew?
Ruth and Judea Pearl on James Foley, Daniel Pearl and the pragmatic fight against evil
Susan Freudenheim
August 27, 2014
As the online video of an ISIS militant’s murder of American freelance journalist James Foley went viral on the Internet last week, the gruesome scene recalled another journalist’s murder more than 12 years ago.
Meet the Jewish founders of Tinder
Jared Sichel
August 27, 2014
Finding dates used to require approaches such as hiring matchmakers, signing up for dancing and cooking classes, attending synagogue, asking friends for help, or, for the least energetic, merely creating a cursory profile on sites such as JDate.
Israeli director Ari Folman’s new film ‘The Congress’ is visually stunning
Tom Tugend
August 27, 2014
Israeli director Ari Folman’s “The Congress” is “a visual masterpiece that will be studied and revered for generations,” one critic writes.
What’s behind the rush to judgment in Ferguson Missouri?
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2014
Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by police on Aug. 9, has finally been laid to rest, but the issues surrounding this tragic killing have not.
Clandestine love affair fuels “My Old Lady” directed by Israel Horovitz
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2014
The painful rippling effects of a clandestine love affair are explored in the movie “My Old Lady,” which marks the film directorial debut of noted playwright Israel Horovitz, who also wrote the screenplay.
Moving and shaking
Ryan Torok
August 27, 2014
Dikla Kadosh has been appointed to the top leadership position of the Los Angeles chapter of the Israeli-American Council (IAC). Effective Aug. 25, Kadosh will succeed the IAC’s new national CEO, Sagi Balasha, as the L.A. regional director.
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