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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Bernie Madoff’s Next Trial

by Ron Wolfson

Now that the earthly trial of Bernard Madoff has come to an end with a sentence of 150 years in prison, he will await his next trial — the heavenly one.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Sounds of Silence on Iran

By Mona Eltahawy

Do you hear the silence from the Arab world over events in Iran?

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

By Dan Kacvinski

Grennberg's View

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Spare the Rod

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin

Corporal punishment is one of the most controversial subjects in child rearing. We have seen too many examples of child abuse from overzealous and emotionally unstable parents. At the same time, many families see nothing wrong with an occasional potch in tuchis (slap on the derriere) as a legitimate form of discipline.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Cool, Hot and Jewish

It’s tough to resist the temptation of calling this list “The Best of Jewish L.A.” Plenty of publications and Web sites anoint restaurants, products and people with the hallowed “best of” label. We don’t go in for such hype.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Westside JCC Opens New Aquatic Center

By Anita K. Kantrowitz

After an eight-month, $4 million “green” renovation of its pools, the Westside Jewish Community Center (WJCC) this week opened its new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Aquatic Center. Children’s swim lessons resumed Monday, and other aqua programs will be phased in over the course of the summer, said Michael Kaminsky, president of the WJCC’s board.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Community Library Moving to AJU

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

The Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles is moving out of its decades-long home at The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard and being absorbed by the library at the American Jewish University (AJU) on Mulholland Drive. The merged library is scheduled to open at AJU Sept. 1 and will be free to the public.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Big Sunday Founder Levinson Named State’s Nonprofit Leader of Year

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Israeli and Palestinian Mayors Fight, But For a Common Good

by Felice Friedson, The Media Line News Agency

Although it’s not an opinion often heard within the context of public debate, there are some who argue that resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be characterized by cooperation rather than separation.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Before Lucy And Oprah,There Was Gertrude

by Susan Fishman Orlins

“The Rise of the Goldbergs” first aired less than a month after the stock market crashed in 1929. The series about a Jewish family with one foot in the old world and one in the new rose in popularity as Hitler was rising to power in Germany.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Get to Know Gehry in ‘Conversations’

By Susan Freudenheim

When architect Frank Gehry turned 75 some five years ago, he was hugely famous, much in demand and aware that even beyond his prolific output, his legacy needed some explanation. So he started thinking about how to go about preserving his thoughts.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Calendar Picks and Clicks July 4–10, 2009

By Dikla Kadosh

Calendar Picks and Clicks July 4–10, 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Gunther Debuts Book at Peace Now Party

By Danielle Berrin

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Obituaries July 3, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Madoff’s victims: Moving on, yet mesmerized by the spectacle

By Jacob Berkman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For Belle Faber, the sentencing of Bernard Madoff felt surreal.