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Locals on the Shelves

Dennis Gura November 15, 2001

A roundup of some of the latest books by L.A. Jewish authors.

Lee Baca’s Brotherhood Crusade

Rob Eshman November 8, 2001

Two weeks after Muslim terrorists attacked America, L.A. County Sheriff Leroy \”Lee\” Baca stood in front of an audience at the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, clutching his personal copy of the Quran. After some preliminary remarks to an audience of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs and others whom he had called together, the chief law-enforcement officer for the County of Los Angeles leveled his dark-brown eyes at the audience. \”What,\” he asked, \”does God want from us?\”

Community Briefs

Jewish Journal September 13, 2001

Community Briefs.

Words of Solace

Jewish Journal September 13, 2001

Words of Solace.\n\nRabbis in the L.A. area responded to the tragedies in New York and Washington D.C., by making common cause with Israel and finding lessons from Jewish history.\n\n

L.A.’s New Leaders

Ruth Stroud May 8, 1997

If you\’re a young Jewish leader who would like to know more about Los Angeles civic life, or if you\’re a young civic leader who wants to be more in step with the Los Angeles Jewish community, the New Leaders Project might have a place for you. NLP, sponsored in Los Angeles by the Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council, is currently seeking applications for its fourth class.