Being a Woman in Wasserstein’s World
Naomi Pfefferman
September 18, 2003
\”Her plays have always dealt with strong, diverse Jewish women,\” said Olivia Cohen-Cutler of the MorningStar Commission, founded by Hadassah.
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Life After ‘Sex’
Amy Klein
September 11, 2003
\”I would prefer to marry someone who\’s Jewish,\” Cindy Chupack said, because most Jews have a \”built-in sense of humor, just because we\’ve had to develop one; it\’s one of our survival instincts or something.\” She finds humor really sexy, and likes Jewish family values, \”but we haven\’t cornered the market on that,\” she said.
True Tales of the Tribe’s Rockers
Michael Aushenker
September 4, 2003
With chapters organized by decades, \”Stars\” devotes chapters to some shopworn but necessary rock pioneers — Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bob Dylan, Roth — as well as more eclectic entries: late T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan, Lee Oskar of WAR and Phish bassist Mike Gordon, suddenly topical after he was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.
Power of Song Gives Hope to Mourners
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
August 28, 2003
Chayim Frenkel, cantor at Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, conceived \”Nishmat Tzedek\” (\”A Righteous Soul\”) in 1993 after his brother Tzvi, 39, died suddenly, the victim of an undetected blood disease.
News That’s Fit to Paw Print
Melissa Maroff
August 21, 2003
\”The Pet Press is distributed to pet-related venues and many other places, including libraries, car washes and my favorite locations — Jewish delicatessens from Calabasas to Long Beach … and all points in between,\” Lori Golden said.
Jewish Wizard Takes Flight in New Potter Book
Gaby Wenig
July 24, 2003
Dr. Raymond Jones, a professor of English at the University of Alberta, who teaches literature courses in \”Harry Potter,\” said that is was highly probable that Anthony is Jewish.
Victor Haim Perera
Alexandra J. Wall
July 3, 2003
The author of \”The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey,\” a nonfiction work largely about that curse, died in Santa Cruz on June 14. He was 69.
Baklava and Bombs
F.M. Black
April 24, 2003
Sami Michael, an Iraqi-born novelist who writes about the clash of Arab and Jewish cultures, knows what it\’s like to be a part of a beleaguered minority.
Nice, Jewish Maidel
Naomi Pfefferman
March 27, 2003
Four \”Roseanne\” seasons and several failed sitcom pilots later, a WB executive urged Amy Sherman-Palladino to pitch an hour-long show to the network. Her response was \”Gilmore Girls,\” whose pilot featured dialogue she had scribbled during that fateful trip to Washington Depot.
Herb Brin
Tom Tugend
February 13, 2003
Herb Brin, one of the most colorful writers and editors in the annals of Los Angeles Jewish journalism, died of congestive heart failure\non Feb. 6 at the Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda.
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