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downtown los angeles
Izek Shomof is driving the Downtown L.A. revival
Ayala Or-El
April 4, 2016
Walk along Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles with Izek Shomof and you’ll likely encounter a couple of passersby waving hello.
Artists & Fleas scratches the itch for a crafts market without equal
Jewish Journal
November 12, 2014
Sometimes the apple might fall a considerable distance from the tree, but, in due time, it inches its way closer to its roots.
Holocaust artworks live on at Downtown L.A. gallery
Tom Tugend
November 5, 2014
Bernard Zakheim’s agonizing and defiant Holocaust sculptures and paintings, many not seen for three decades, are now on display at the ARTpraisal Gallery in downtown Los Angeles.
The Parish
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2013
At The Parish, breakfast is served with a twist. A dainty lineup of four gourmet biscuit sandwiches arrives containing such unusual fillings as fried chicken and maple Dijon; trout and pickles; sage eggs and sausage; and bacon and avocado. Proclaiming the array “beautiful,” restaurant co-owner Bruce Horwitz snaps a photo before the sandwiches are divvied up. Because Horwitz and fellow co-owner Mark Meyuhas have done the selecting — and will also be doing the dining — there is one ingredient that is noticeably absent.
Remembering Ira Yellin
Jewish Journal
August 1, 2012
Tradition holds that the greatest gifts affect the most people, often with the least attribution. Revelers who enjoy the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles, with its theaters and concert halls, bars, restaurants and thousands of new housing units, owe deep appreciation to Ira Yellin, even if they did not have the honor of knowing him.
Delijanis put historic theater district back in the spotlight
Karmel Melamed
August 1, 2012
The classic Los Angeles Theater at Broadway and Sixth Street is not much to look at from the outside — situated alongside a host of busy retail shops, its sidewalk is lined with street vendors selling toys and trinkets. But upon entering the theater\’s French Baroque-style lobby, with its 50-foot ceiling, grand staircase, plush red carpet, detailed fresco paintings, ornate marble fountain and crystal chandeliers, one is immediately transported to a bygone era of opulent, glamorous movie palaces.
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