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design
Love and Judaism are built into couple’s distinctive home
Susan Freudenheim
August 18, 2016
There is divine justice in the fact that the daughter of a survivor of Auschwitz now lives in a beautiful home wrapped in a metal sheath pierced with Hebrew letters and filled with Judaica.
A millennial in the modern business world
Elyse Glickman
February 25, 2016
While still in her 20s, L.A. native Elana Joelle Hendler had already fulfilled one of her dreams: She created a successful luxury lifestyle business, EJH Brands, based on her artwork.
Meet Lady Gaga’s Israeli shoe designer
Jewish Journal
July 16, 2015
Shoe designer Kobi Levi was working in his design studio in 2011 when he got an email that he was sure couldn’t be real.
Local nonprofits work to turn veteran houses into homes
Jewish Journal
June 25, 2015
They say it’s what’s inside that counts. Heidi Bendetson knows this better than most.
Making the sukkah beautiful
Jewish Journal
September 17, 2013
I built my first sukkah three years ago. It was your typical sukkah in a kit — a metal pole and tarp structure, stark white and generic. As I decorated it, I realized that no matter how many plastic fruits and vegetables I hung from the sides and ceiling, they seemed to get lost in the space. The big white tarps were just too visually dominant.
Hail, Caesarstone!
Elyse Glickman
December 20, 2012
As California’s real estate market continues its recovery and spring remodeling season is poised to start, many homeowners are once again looking for enduring ways to rejuvenate their living spaces and add value to their homes.
Eco-friendly home reveals ‘greener’ pastures ahead [SLIDESHOW]
Jewish Journal
July 25, 2012
As scientists continue to warn us that our over-consumption of natural resources is putting too great a strain on our planet, the idea of sustainability — of reducing one’s carbon footprint, recycling and finding a cleaner, greener future — has never been more popular.
Fashion & Beauty: Highlighting the hottest local Israeli designers
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2011
Some of the top names in fashion today are Jewish: Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors.
Gypsy 05
Orit Arfa
September 16, 2011
Inside the waiting area of Gypsy05’s solar-powered plant in downtown L.A., walls are decorated with brightly colored dresses and T-shirts alongside decorative hamsas, fashion magazine clippings, a “blessing of the business” in Hebrew, a picture of the Rebbe and certificates of recognition from American Solar Energy Solutions.
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