al jolson Archives – Jewish Journal

Living Life Beyond Her Disability

Ryan Torok July 17, 2019

An encore tour of Jewish-designed buildings

Jewish Journal September 4, 2013

Los Angeles’ Jewish architects built palaces and shrines, and temples, too, and not just the kind you pray in. Downtown, many of these structures still stand, and are close enough together that you can easily stop by and pay homage.

Two Yiddishe Boys and a Bissel of Berlin

Tom Tugend September 7, 2011

About a dozen years ago, actor Mike Burstyn auditioned in New York for the role of Al Jolson in the national touring company of the musical “Jolson.” While waiting for a decision, he flew home to Los Angeles and on landing at LAX decided to stop by the nearby Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary and visit the grave of the legendary jazz singer.

Think you know ‘The Jazz Singer’? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!

Pat Sierchio September 21, 2007

The Warners predicted, correctly, that \”The Jazz Singer\” would be \”without a doubt, the biggest stride since the birth of the industry.\” But the film\’s importance may not rest solely on the fact that it was the first sound film. It was also the first film to boldly address the assimilation of immigrant Jews into American culture.