The Parish

Published on February 6, 2013

At The Parish, breakfast is served with a twist. A dainty lineup of four gourmet biscuit sandwiches arrives containing such unusual fillings as fried chicken and maple Dijon; trout and pickles; sage eggs and sausage; and bacon and avocado. Proclaiming the array “beautiful,” restaurant co-owner Bruce Horwitz snaps a photo before the sandwiches are divvied up. Because Horwitz and fellow co-owner Mark Meyuhas have done the selecting — and will also be doing the dining — there is one ingredient that is noticeably absent.

Talmud in Downtown L.A.

Published on August 8, 2012

Around 2,500 people turned out for the citywide Siyum HaShas celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Aug. 1. The event marked the completion of the seven-and-a-half year cycle of daily Talmud study known as Daf Yomi.

Delijanis put historic theater district back in the spotlight

By Karmel Melamed
Published on August 1, 2012

The classic Los Angeles Theater at Broadway and Sixth Street is not much to look at from the outside -- situated alongside a host of busy retail shops, its sidewalk is lined with street vendors selling toys and trinkets. But upon entering the theater's French Baroque-style lobby, with its 50-foot ceiling, grand staircase, plush red carpet, detailed fresco paintings, ornate marble fountain and crystal chandeliers, one is immediately transported to a bygone era of opulent, glamorous movie palaces.

Remembering Ira Yellin

Published on August 1, 2012

Tradition holds that the greatest gifts affect the most people, often with the least attribution. Revelers who enjoy the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles, with its theaters and concert halls, bars, restaurants and thousands of new housing units, owe deep appreciation to Ira Yellin, even if they did not have the honor of knowing him.

Downtown’s Jewish L.A.ndmarks

Published on August 9, 2011

“When I came, Los Angeles was a sleepy, ambitionless adobe village with very little promise for the future...

Artifact-rich Sports Museum opens downtown

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on December 25, 2008

Cypres' vast sports collection, which fills 30 well-lighted galleries, is extraordinary and reflects its owner's deep love of sports history.

L.A.‘s new Grammy Museum: A museum as muse

By Tom Teicholz
Published on December 10, 2008

New downtown Grammy Museum reflects on music's importance, even during a time of industry uncertainty

Sukkot on the streets—finding community amid temporary shelter

Published on October 10, 2008

Every night on Skid Row, 5,000 people pile onto shelter cots or erect their flimsy huts in the concrete desert of the city. Another 9,000 go to bed in the area's residency hotels, hoping to still have a roof over their heads the next day. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, year-round they share their sukkot with each other and remind us that we have failed to do the same for them.

JDub throws off the label and opts for change

By George Robinson
Published on July 23, 2008

JDub was never supposed to be just a record label, and as JDub records celebrates its fifth anniversary with a free concert on July 27 downtown at California Plaza, it is more clear than ever that the organization's founders have greater ambitions than merely putting out good Jewish CDs

Eating and Praying Near Downtown

Published on August 3, 2000

Guide to eating and praying close to downtown Los Angeles.

A Delegate’s Guide to Jewish Downtown

By Jerry Friedman
Published on August 3, 2000

The Journal asked Jerry Friedman-Habush, who runs regular tours of Jewish Los Angeles, to compile a self-guided one.