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Saturday, July 30 Last chance to see “The Last Word…,” Oren Safdie’s latest play about the clashing of generations. Protagonist Henry Grunwald is a Holocaust survivor who went on to have a career as a New York ad exec. In his retirement, he now hopes to finally fulfill his lifelong dream of writing a play, and places an ad for an assistant. Young playwright Len Artz, applies for the job, but a heated theoretical debate unfolds during the job interview. Runs through July 31. 8 p.m. (Fri. and Sat.), 5 p.m. (Sun.). Malibu Stage Company, 29243 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. (310) 589-1998. |
 
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Sunday, July 31 The Chance Theater bids you “wilkommen” to Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret.” The Tony Award-winning musical takes place in 1930s Berlin, juxtaposing the time’s tumultuous political state of affairs with the sexy, open lifestyle of the cabaret. The theater also offers special “cabaret seating” for those who want to be part of the show. 8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.). $22-$35. 5552 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills. (714) 777-3033. |
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Monday, August 1 The craze has reached new proportions. Tonight, the Westside JCC presents… that’s right … “Harry and the Potters.” A two-brother duo performs original music based on the wildly popular book and movie series. Check it out if you’re a Potter-head, or even if you’re just into songs about “fast brooms, wizard chess and three-headed dogs.” 6:30 p.m. Free. 5870 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 938-2531. |  
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Tuesday, August 2 Brian Herzlinger certainly wasn’t the only second-grader who fell in love with Drew Barrymore in “E.T.” But he’s probably the only one bent on getting a date with her 20 years later. The aspiring filmmaker from New Jersey did make his film. To find out if he fulfilled his other big aspiration, see his movie, “My Date With Drew,” at the Arclight tonight, then stick around for the Q and A that follows. 8 p.m. 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Wednesday, August 3 Women look at our bodies, ourselves, in the Jan Baum Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Ladies With Figures: Figurative Paintings and Sculptures of Women by Women.” Among the 13 artists featured are Zhenya Gershman, who displays an evocative portrait of a girl, “Eva,” and Jilda Schwartz, whose “Miriam,” glazed ceramic bust peers out sadly. Runs through Aug. 20. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Tues.-Sat.). 170 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 932-0170. Thursday, August 4 “The Aristocrats.” It’s apparently the funniest, filthiest joke you’ve never heard. This private joke, a sort of “secret handshake among comics,” is also now a movie. Comedians Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) and Paul Provenza have gotten more than 100 of their comedian friends, among them Whoopi Goldberg, Gilbert Gottfried, Sarah Silverman and Paul Reiser, to improvise their version of this obscenely dirty and hilarious joke on film. The result is this unrated but widely acclaimed movie. It opens this week. Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood; Mann Criterion 6, Santa Monica. (310) 395-1599. Friday, August 4 “Animal Crackers” and “Horse Feathers” kick off the two-weekend yuckfest at LACMA, as it presents “The Marx Brothers: 8 Classics.” The screening series continues tomorrow and next weekend, and includes eight of Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo and Chico’s best-loved works, some of them new prints. 7:30 p.m. $6-$9. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
In 2026, you don’t expect an American movie – even a documentary – to include an almost Talmudic discussion focusing on the meaning of the word “can.” If you can’t get to Jerusalem, make a pot of this incredible red kubbah. In the face of growing anti-Israel and antisemitic conduct in public schools, the Los Angeles Unified School District has delivered an important victory for our community. His photographs portray Jews shaped by different cultures, histories and traditions while revealing the connections that unite them. The site is now home to Milken’s Upper School, serving students in grades 9 through 12, and expands the school’s footprint across its three campuses to 28 acres. A well-designed Israel experience cannot resolve every question. But it can give young people context, relationships, language, and a sense that they belong to a people and a story larger than themselves. Some have accused me of anti-Muslim bias. Let me answer that plainly: I have none. My issues with El-Sayed would be the same whether he were Jewish, Christian, Hindu or Baha’i. I write to you, all you first and second generations, and I assure you from generations five, six and seven that if we keep doing what we need to do, if we stand together, keep our traditions, educate ourselves in our ancient wisdom, keep Hebrew spoken and sung in our midst, we will not only endure. We Jews will thrive. Kwall, the Raymond P. Niro Law Professor at DePaul University College of Law, argues for a center defined by enough common commitments to make communal life possible. Israel’s water security depends on what flows into the sea on the other side of all of them, and our water policy should start from that reality. The parsha ends with the binding of Isaac, the Akeida, probably the darkest chapter in the entire Torah. Mr. Lichtenstein edited the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles from 1986 until 2000. If we want our younger generations to love our faith, our culture, and our peoplehood, we need to be welcoming when they show interest and have a spark of curiosity. It turns out that claim about Israel being a democracy wasn’t just propaganda. The two million Arabs who live in the world’s only Jewish state really do have the power to vote. My journey to the ballot box was circuitous. The path I hope Israel will follow is derech Adonai: the way of righteousness and justice. Overall, the anti-Netanyahu bloc is projected to win 53 seats, while the Netanyahu-led right-wing religious bloc is projected to win 50. Both are expected to fall well short of a 61-seat majority. Let’s consider how Netanyahu and Eisenkot would govern differently given their many similarities on international and security matters. Suddenly, after years of lecturing Israel about being “too violent,” Macron was calling in his army to deal with out-of-control rioters, declaring that “those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable.” |
7 Days in The Arts
Last chance to see \"The Last Word...,\" Oren Safdie\'s latest play about the clashing of generations. Protagonist Henry Grunwald is a Holocaust survivor who went on to have a career as a New York ad exec.
