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Observant life in progress

Jewish Journal December 5, 2012

Barbara Heller likes to refer to herself as a “growing Jew.” The actress/singer has created a biographical show, “Finding Barb,” that traces her life from her dysfunctional family in Boca Raton, Fla., through her disappointing pursuit of an acting career in New York, to her indoctrination into Orthodox Judaism and, finally, to her present state of trying to balance her commitment to an observant life with her professional ambitions.

Israel for a Cure participates in AIDS Walk

Ryan Torok October 17, 2012

Israel and American men and women of all ages, representatives of Israeli and Jewish community organizations and others turned out to walk with Israel for a Cure, one of approximately 1,700 teams that participated in the AIDS Walk Los Angeles on Oct. 14.

Chef Micah Wexler goes global, and local, at Mezze

Jewish Journal October 12, 2011

Chefs often speak of a magical moment during their childhood, when something they tasted — a food so new and bold that it shocked them — changed their life and sent them straight to the kitchen. For Micah Wexler, 29, the chef at West Hollywood’s Mezze, there was no such moment, just a childhood spent in his mother’s kitchen.

Circumcision — the Ed Hardy way [VIDEO]

Orit Arfa December 18, 2008

Saaks is the exclusive T-shirt mohel (circumciser) for the fashion lines of French designer Christian Audigier. He specializes in Ed Hardy, the line incorporating designs of American tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy.

Concerts celebrate Ash Grove’s golden legacy

Kirk Silsbee April 17, 2008

Ed Pearl, 70, silver-haired and feisty, will forever be associated with the Ash Grove, the folk club he opened 50 years ago with a $5,000 investment, despite the fact that the venue\’s been closed for a quarter century.

\”My life,\” Pearl said, \”has been a series of fortuitous accidents. And,\” he ruefully adds, \”not-so fortuitous.\”

Flashback with the Violent Femmes

Daniella Wexler July 26, 2007

While the Violent Femmes traditionally play concert venues, colleges and festivals, benefit shows are not out of the ordinary for a group whose songs occasionally verge on the political.

The Jewish accent’s on France at FeujLA

Sara Shereen Bakhshian February 15, 2007

With a name derived from the slang word feuj — for Jew — with L.A. tagged on, this hip crowd of young French and some Francophiles came together to catch up with friends, meet new people and listen to and perform favorite Hebrew and Jewish songs.

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