Pro-Sherman mailer labeled 'despicable' may have ties to former Sherman staffer

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on November 1, 2012

A pro-Brad Sherman mailer sent out in October to Republican voters in the San Fernando Valley’s new 30th Congressional district features a shadowy and ominous-looking image of Rep. Howard Berman, Sherman’s Democratic opponent for Congress, shown alongside Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).

With a week to go, some thoughts on the (final?) Berman v. Sherman debate

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on October 29, 2012

Berman v. Sherman, Reed v. Shelley [VIDEO]

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 3, 2012

Jewish Journal writer talks Calif. redistricting on KCRW

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on August 2, 2011

KCRW’s Ruth Seymour Offers Rich Legacy to Jewish Community

By Tom Tugend
Published on May 11, 2010

For a woman who says she has never been much involved in the Jewish community, Ruth Seymour has probably introduced more people to an appreciation of Jewish stories and music than any other Los Angeles media figure.

KCRW’s gift—five days of ‘Only in America’  Jewish history

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 29, 2007

For a certain nostalgic segment of the Jewish community, Chanukah wasn't official until KCRW-FM general manager Ruth Seymour narrated her lively "Philosophers, Fiddlers and Fools" program at this time of the year. This noble tradition has now come to an end, but KCRW (89.9) has come up with a worthy replacement in "Only in America," which will air over five days in one-hour segments, Dec. 3-7 at 2 p.m.

Hooker to the stars is a saucy satirist

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on July 12, 2007

American Israeli writer-actress Iris Bahr says she is fascinated with Russian culture and created Maksimovsrskaya (whose name grows weekly as an inside joke) over the years on stage, on screen and on air. At the invitation of KCRW general manager Ruth Seymour, Bahr has developed her into a regular radio character for "Social Studies," a four-minute rapid-fire satire segment that runs locally on KCRW during NPR's "All Things Considered."

Radio Yiddish

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 8, 1999

When she was 16, KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour was captivated by her studies with the Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich. "Yiddish is magic," he told her. "It will outwit history."

Radio Yiddish

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 5, 1998

When she was 16, KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour was captivated by her studies with the Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich. "Yiddish is magic," he told her. "It will outwit history."