On the turmoil in Israel, honoring the Meron victims, and this week’s Torah portion.
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They Blamed the Jews for Eggs. Then They Won.
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Cenk Uygur’s grocery-aisle libel cost his candidate nothing. Then Washington ended the aid, and the grievance didn’t move an inch.
Rabbi Stan Levy, 1941-2026
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His work was to lift-up those in need, support the downtrodden and, particularly, respond with a compassionate heart to the many Holocaust Survivors who lived in the Fairfax District.
Broken Glass and the Banality of Blueberries
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One Book, Two Sisters, and the Fight to Keep the Holocaust Real
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While popular culture often praises “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” as a touching fable, historians have long condemned it as a dangerous fabrication.
Warriors of Israel Advocates for Israel’s Heroes in California and Abroad
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How My Mother’s Childhood Doodle Wound Up in the Venice Biennale and Why I Removed It
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My mother’s childhood drawing of Hitler became my contribution to the Venice Biennale, and then I found myself confronting the very hatred my mother had put on paper.
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Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
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Some LA Business Owners and Residents Taking Safety Into Their Own Hands
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Jewish Activist Says She Won’t Be Silenced After Being Attacked at the University of Michigan
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Benichou hopes to see more people speaking up.
A Popular Skewer Recipe
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There is a benefit of roasting food on skewers, à la shish kebab. By cutting meat and vegetables into smaller uniform pieces, the marinade coats more and the food cooks evenly.
Settling on the Outskirts – A poem for Parsha Chayei Sara
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The life of Sara ends with death.
