In our sex-saturated — and in fact, as a result, sexist — society, men and women eschewing handshakes to avoid any semblance of misplaced sexuality might seem a bit much to many.
Local schools are anything but a deterrent for those interested in the community, said Meredith Michen of Landmark Realtors, which services the Pico-Robertson area. \”Most of the people who move to that area think it\’s a good thing to have the schools there,\” said Michen, adding that Pico-Robertson real estate prices are affected by demand, not by the schools in the area.
I check surnames. It\’s a reflex, and I can\’t help it. If you\’re like most Jews I know, you do it too.
Grawitzky and his wife, Chana, started It\’s Delish 10 years ago with $100,000 in start-up capital borrowed from credit cards and free-loan societies.
Pro-Israel faculty at UCLA have launched a petition drive opposing a campaign to get the University of California system to divest itself of investments in corporations doing business in the Jewish state.
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the resulting weak economy and high unemployment have been affecting Los Angeles Jewish businesses in a variety of ways.
The May 21 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal features the paper\’s annual list of \”The 50 Wealthiest Angelenos.\” More than half the people listed, in fact, close to 60 percent, are Jewish. In a county where Jews number about 520,000, or just 5 percent out of a population of 10 million, that statistic begs examination, if not wonder.
Alex Mylyavsky had been in Los Angeles for three months as a refugee from Kiev, Ukraine. He was looking for a job, but it was a vicious cycle: he couldn\’t get a job without experience, but how could he get experience without a job?
As a successful entrepreneur and businessman, George Gregory understood the power of a deal, For more than 30 years, Gregory had steered Products Research & Chemical Corp. to prominence with innovation after innovation.
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