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Saturday, December 10 Los Angeles Master Chorale brings winter cheer today. Their “holiday wonders” concert features a program that — while Christmas-heavy — presents the world premiere of “Hanukkah Suite” by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown. 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. $12-$35. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (800) 787-5262. |
 
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Sunday, December 11 Local cantors croon all over town today. Head to Temple Sinai of Glendale this afternoon for a five-cantor concert titled, “The Music of Our People: An Afternoon of Ladino and Yiddish Melodies,” featuring Sinai’s Mariana Gindlin, as well as Cantors Chaim Frenkel, Marcello Gindlin, Aviva Rosenbloom and Mike Stein. This evening, Cantor Kenny Ellis of Temple Beth Haverim is at the Canyon Club, performing songs from his new CD, “Hanukkah Swings!” with an 18-piece band. “The Music of Our People”: 3 p.m. Free (students), $10 (general), $18 (per family). 1212 N. Pacific Ave., Glendale. (818) 246-8101. “Hannukah Swings!”: 6 p.m. (buffet dinner), 7 p.m. (concert). $18-$36 (dinner extra). 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. (818) 879-5016. |
 
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Monday, December 12 Lauded and jeered by critics, the movie “Private” tells the based-on-a-true-story tale of a well-off Palestinian family taken hostage in their own home by Israeli soldiers. Shot documentary-style on DV, the controversial Italian-made film opens this week. |
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Tuesday, December 13 Being raised in the New York projects and coming of age as a photographer during the Depression had a profound impact on Joe Schwartz’s work. His 30 years of black-and-white images depict everyday people, sometimes down-and-out, but always with dignity. Through April 2, the Skirball presents “Three Decades of Folk Photography by Joe Schwartz.” Free. Skirball Cultural Center Ruby Gallery, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 440-4500. | 
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Wednesday, December 14 NoHo Gallery LA features paintings and other works of new and up-and-coming artists in its “New Beginnings Group Show.” Among them is Modigliani-esque featured artist Francesco Modigo, guest artist and painter and percussionist Sue Matthews and various others, including The Journal’s own Mel Blatt. Meet them at tonight’s artist reception party. 6-10 p.m. Exhibit runs through Jan. 21. 5101 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 761-7784. | 
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Thursday, December 15 Festive song and dance representing the many cultures of our city comprise the “L.A. Holiday Celebration” airing on PBS tonight. Elayne Boosler hosts the program that includes performers of African, Asian, European, Middle Eastern and Hispanic descent, as well as Yuval Ron’s arrangement of “D’ror Yikra,” performed by the Yuval Rob Ensemble. 10 p.m.
Friday, December 16 Wacky Charles Phoenix offers retro-kitsch slide show fun for all seasons, but puts together a special presentation for this time of year. The “Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show” presents vintage holiday slides from the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s with Phoenix’s comedic running commentary. Highlights include images from a Christmas bondage party and a Chanukah party in Sherman Oaks, circa 1966. $25. Weekends through Jan. 1. Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (866) 754-3374.
There is something in this people, covenanted to justice, to memory, to one another, that is impossible to extinguish. Americans – and Israelis in particular – are not reacting to spin, or to partisan framing, or to media distortions. They are reacting to the text of the agreement itself, and to what has followed it. America’s 250th birthday arrives at a time when things have been especially lousy for Jews. But gratitude is a great Jewish value, so we’ve created a very special birthday present: an e-book with 250 reasons to be grateful for America. Wandering through narrow streets filled with cafés, restaurants and small boutique shops, it was easy to understand why so many Israeli visitors fall in love with Greece and keep coming back or simply stay permanently. It’s all too common that Israeli athletes such as Smotritsky compete in front of crowds that they expect will be disrespectful. “I wanted to have a space where we could share what we were feeling without hearing everything else that was going on.” The documents were carefully selected by the National Archives’ Office of Presidential Libraries in collaboration with nonprofit Presidential Foundations. Nowadays, as a mother and grandmother, I need to cook healthy, nutritious meals and sweet potatoes are one of my favorite ingredients. Fresh lemons are the perfect finish to a cocktail, salad dressing, soup, marinade, fish or chicken main, pasta, pesto, etc. America’s 250th birthday arrives at a time when things have been especially lousy for Jews. But gratitude is a great Jewish value, so we’ve created a very special birthday present: an e-book with 250 reasons to be grateful for America. Right-wing voters view themselves as ideologues driven by core issues and substance, not by the admiration for a single politician. Almost overnight, Yair Golan transformed from a retired general into one of the most talked-about politicians in Israel. Beyond the on-field excitement of global soccer lies a deeper opportunity: to draw hard-earned lessons from the nations that have long dominated the beautiful game. It is very hard to stay calm in these times, but I do believe the best way to do so is through balance. The Hamas supporters have managed, at least for now, to turn American elected officials and a large portion of the American population against one of its foremost allies. Trump’s biggest headache will be Netanyahu, his erstwhile ally who now recognizes that continued loyalty to the American leader would cost him his own reelection this fall. America is not modern Israel’s creator, and Israel is not America’s dependent. The two nations have influenced one another and benefited from one another, but the deepest roots of that relationship predate them both. Vance is not the first political leader to lose his temper because somebody, somewhere, criticized a policy of his. And it’s not the first time the vice president has tried to bully an American ally through the tactic of public shaming. | |||||||
7 Days in The Arts
Los Angeles Master Chorale brings winter cheer today. Their \"holiday wonders\" concert features a program that -- while Christmas-heavy -- presents the world premiere of \"Hanukkah Suite\" by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown.
