Sephardic Jews Are Fighting for Their History to be Represented
Roberto Loiederman
February 26, 2020
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Surviving a Survivor
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2012
It’s an age-old, common dilemma faced by adult children of aging parents: What is the right thing to do when those parents begin to lose their faculties? That theme is at the heart of “Surviving Mama,” by playwright Sonia Levitin, which opens Oct. 12 at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica.
Community Profile: Gerald Bubis
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
September 12, 2012
Gerald B. Bubis is 88, and he knows there are things he’ll never do again. He’ll never travel to Israel again, for one, and after 46 trips, that’s a tough one to swallow. Then there’s the fact that this author and/or editor of 12 books and 200 articles on serving the Jewish community now has a tremor in his hand that prevents him from putting pen to paper. He also can’t drive anymore, and he can’t stand up long enough to wash dishes.
Through the looking glass with Friends of Sabeel
Tom Tugend
May 16, 2008
Covering a meeting of Friends of Sabeel is a strange experience. \”Strange\” as in walking through the looking glass and encountering a reverse universe on the other side.
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Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
May 1, 2008
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The fear of silence
David Suissa
May 1, 2008
It\’s estimated that 97 percent of Polish Jews died in the war. To this day, Geminder can\’t quite fathom how he ended up in the 3 percent that survived.
Street fight
David Suissa
January 18, 2008
The Brooklyn-born activist rose from his seat, walked slowly to the microphone, cleared his throat, and in front of a couple of hundred fellow activists assembled in an auditorium on a chilly Wednesday night, expressed his righteous indignation.
Jews still have big role in changing L.A. political scene
Raphael J. Sonenshein
March 16, 2007
Today, Jews remain a key constituency in Los Angeles politics and generate plenty of strong candidates. The dramatic rise of Latinos in local politics, though, has carved out another niche for minority candidates that once largely belonged to African Americans.
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