A crusader for California’s kids
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
For nearly 20 years, Robina Suwol has been on a mission to protect California’s kids from dangerous pesticides, toxins and chemicals.
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August 12, 2015
Video shows huge explosion that rocks Tianjin in northern China
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
A huge explosion hit an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin late on Wednesday evening, triggering a blast wave felt several kilometers away and injuring at least 50 people, domestic media reported.
25 years of the ADA: Time for celebration, recommitment
Michelle K. Wolf
August 12, 2015
I remember watching the televised newscast of President George H. W. Bush signing the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990, thinking it was a “nice” law but couldn’t imagine that I would ever be much impacted by its passage.
PBS documentary shows how Mayor Tom Bradley changed L.A.
Aron Chilewich
August 12, 2015
Tom Bradley became Los Angeles’ first African-American mayor in 1973 by bringing together a multiracial coalition of Blacks, Jews, white liberals and Latinos in the years after the Watts Riots.
#myLAcommute I started running marathons after a breakup
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
#myLAcommute asks locals where they\’re coming from, where they\’re going and why.
As Maccabi Games come and go at Hitler’s stadium, is Germany now a (relative) light for Europe’s Jew
Jared Sichel
August 12, 2015
Soccer broadcaster Marcel Reif, 65, has received many angry letters during his three decades as one of Germany’s most famous sports personalities.
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival renames, rebrands
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
Nearly four decades into its existence, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is undergoing a makeover, renaming itself the Jewish Film Institute (JFI).
Actress Shiri Appleby chats about Jewish influences and life on the small screen
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
It may sound surprising coming from someone who’s been acting on TV since she was a child, but Shiri Appleby (“Roswell,” “Life Unexpected”) insists she doesn’t watch much television.
Former U.S. President Carter says he has cancer
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.
Irvine Hebrew Day School turns one
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
According to Karin Hepner, Orange County is home to more than 100,000 Jewish residents and, until one year ago, just two Jewish day schools.
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