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Eric Garcetti: A new Jewish face for L.A.?

During a recent candidates’ forum at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles City Councilman and mayoral hopeful Eric Garcetti began his opening statement by thanking his hosts, the audience, and the moderator, Rabbi David Wolpe.

‘Accidental Mexican’ Ilan Stavans probes cultural identity in first play

As an \”accidental Mexican\” born to an Eastern European family, author and essayist Ilan Stavans has hurdled critics to become one of the nation\’s foremost commentators on Latino culture. As a Mexican American, he has written widely on immigration, the clash and fusion of languages and the quest for acceptance.

What makes a ‘real’ Jew?

When I started Milken Community High School\’s middle school after finishing the sixth grade at Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School, I further realized how unacquainted I was with my own feelings toward my religion. Although we had Judaic studies every year, I felt unable to drift away from my parents\’ beliefs and create my own.

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