Learning Hollywood in the Holy City
Orit Arfa
July 23, 2015
Rita (Yijing) Zhang, 22, of Beijing is navigating several historic “walls” as she builds her career as a filmmaker.
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July 23, 2015
Gunman opens fire at Louisiana theater, kills 3, injures 7
Jewish Journal
July 23, 2015
A lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life, police said.
Ben Zion Bergman, rabbi and Joint Beit Din founding member, 91
Jewish Journal
July 23, 2015
On June 22, Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 91.
Desert University is an oasis for medical research
Jewish Journal
July 23, 2015
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is Israel’s only university not found in the northern part of the country.
New law offers Sephardim right of return to Spain
Roberto Loiederman
July 23, 2015
On June 11, the government of Spain unanimously passed a law that attempts to right a historic wrong.
L.A. Federation issues strong opposition to Iran nuclear deal
Jared Sichel
July 23, 2015
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles released a statement July 21 expressing strong opposition to the recent nuclear agreement reached in Vienna on July 14 between Iran and the United States, European powers and China, also known as the P5+1.
Ruth Weisberg exhibition captures timeless emotions
Jonathan Maseng
July 23, 2015
The fruits of Ruth Weisberg’s artistic career can’t fit in one room, but a new exhibition, “Ruth Weisberg: Reflections Through Time,” sure is doing its best.
Parsing the Jewish genome
Jonathan Kirsch
July 23, 2015
Jewish law holds that Jewish identity is traced through the maternal bloodline, but history cautions us against the dangers of linking blood and religion.
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