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UCLA Hillel exhibition recounts the legacy of America’s Jewish pioneers

Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz wants to correct what he sees as a major misunderstanding about the history of Jews in this country. \”There\’s a misconception that Jewish life in America started after World War II,\” he said. \”But Jewish life existed more than 100 years before there even was a United States.\”

Q&A With Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

Twenty-five years ago, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner wrote a book that changed his life and the perspective of millions,\”When Bad Things Happen to Good People\”. Now, Kushner, 71, has written another practical guide of spiritual wisdom. His 10th book, \”Overcoming Life\’s Disappointments,\” uses Moses\’ example to discuss ways of dealing with – and rising above – failure.

Schools to Teach Ein Bisel Yiddish

Linguists have predicted that within 100 years, more than half of the 6,000 languages that exist today will disappear.

For a long time, it\’s looked as though Yiddish was among those bound for extinction, but scholars and Yiddish speakers, as well as some Jews who remember their parents speaking Yiddish, have never given up on the language.

And now there\’s a better chance that a new generation of Jews will understand Yiddish and the Jewish culture it embodies. This fall, three local Jewish day schools will offer their middle and high school students classes in Yiddish, the language spoken for 1,000 years by Ashkenazi Jews of eastern and central Europe.

The three schools represent a spectrum of Jewish education and geography in Los Angeles: New Community Jewish High School in the west San Fernando Valley is non-denominational, Shalhevet School in the Fairfax district is Orthodox and Sinai Akiba Academy in West Los Angeles is Conservative.

Hungarian Baker Rises to Success

Since Meir Jacobs bought the J&T Bread Bin 34 years ago, the bakery hasn\’t changed much. Nestled in the center of the Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax, it retains its old-world charm — the original glass showcases line the store\’s perimeter, and the original orange \”Bread Bin\” metal signs hang on both sides of the store. Handwritten yellow notes advertise the goods: chocolate danishes, raspberry hamantaschen, sprinkled cookies, lemon bars, macaroons and more.

It\’s the Hungarian treats that reveal the bakery\’s hidden history. The loaves of glazed cinnamon raisin bread, the apple squares and the three-flavored puff pastries called kalaches give meaning to Jacobs\’ words: \”This is a very old-fashioned-style bakery.\”

An old-fashioned Hungarian bakery fashioned after its owner.

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