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Iceberg Sinks ‘Race’ Menches

Shoshana Lewin-Fischer November 18, 2004

Eleven teams. Thirty days. One-million dollars. Zero bagels. That is what 32-year-olds Avi Scheier and Joe Rashbaum tried to face as one of the teams on the sixth season of the around-the-world reality show \”The Amazing Race.\”

\”Race\” teams are given clues telling them where to go and what tasks they must perform. At the end of each episode, the last team to reach the \”pit stop\” is eliminated — the first team to cross the finish line at the end wins $1 million.

Twin Triathletes Go for the Gold

Carin Davis September 9, 2004

Ran and Dan Alterman are Israel\’s reigning triathlon champions. For the past four years, they have dominated the sport in their native land. Now, they look to bring their success to the international arena.

Pico’s Familiar Slice

Julie Gruenbaum Fax August 5, 2004

The new Kosher Nostra is a tiny storefront on Pico Boulevard east of La Cienega Boulevard, just a block or two outside the beaten path of kosher establishments on Pico.

Krayzelburg to Defend Record in Athens

Tom Tugend July 22, 2004

Swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg will go to the Athens Olympic Games, thanks to placing second in his race during the U.S. qualifying trials, a feat greeted with greater acclaim and emotion than his three gold medals in Sydney four years ago.

Mayoral Evolution

Raphael J. Sonenshein April 29, 2004

With former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg\’s entry into the 2005 mayoral race, the odds of a competitive battle for the city\’s top political job have increased.

A Triangle of ‘Talking’

Tom Tugend April 29, 2004

At one point in the Taper Forum play "The Talking Cure," Sigmund Freud warns the young Carl Gustav Jung not to needlessly stir up the enemies of psychoanalytic theory.

Get Your Creative Jews Flowing

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal December 4, 2003

Calling all creative kids. If you have a way with words or an aptitude for art, you can use your unique talents by entering the first annual Jews for Judaism Jewish Students\’ Creative Writing & Art Contest.

Working with the theme \”I Love Judaism,\” future scribes and artists can express their feelings about their young Jewish lives by writing original poems, songs or short stories or creating a piece of artwork. The competition, which is divided into three age groups, is open to Southern California Jews in first through 12th grade.

The contest is sponsored by Jews for Judaism, an international organization that provides a wide variety of counseling services, along with education and outreach programs, that enable Jews of all ages to rediscover and strengthen their Jewish heritage. The group is also the Jewish community\’s leading response to the multimillion-dollar efforts of cults and Evangelical Christians who target Jews for conversion.

Where the End Justifies the Beans

Gaby Wenig October 30, 2003

Businessman Allen Gochnour is a regular at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on La Cienega Boulevard, and like many of the people who wait in the line that often stretches out the door, he\’s not just there to grab a cup of java and run.

Slicing the Kosher Cheese Market

Gaby Wenig July 3, 2003

Compton company Anderson International Foods (AIF) is trying to carve out a portion of the kosher cheese market for itself.

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