Danielle Berrin
By Danielle Berrin
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News Does Eric Garcetti deserve a Biden administration job? Depends whom you ask.
In late September, six months into a global pandemic that had devastated his city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti prayed. It was Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, and things were a mess. On his watch, more than 250,000 people in L.A. County had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. More than 6,000 had…
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News Jewish Trump donors still back him, just not out loud
Three days before the Nov. 3 election, a prominent Trump supporter turned down my request for an interview. “This issue is too hot and too divisive for me to speak about on the record,” he wrote in an email. Describing himself as a “recovering Democrat,” this well-connected, well-respected Los Angeles Jew declined to do an…
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News Beverly Hills prepares for doomsday
Beverly Hills is afraid. Very afraid. Two weeks ahead of what may prove the most contentious election in American history, rumors and fears of mass civil unrest are swirling through Beverly Hills’ lavish neighborhoods, leaving residents feeling spooked and uneasy. “If I buy a gun, can I get training from the police department?” a male…
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News To his friends, Doug Emhoff, poised to be Second Gentleman, is already “Second Mensch”
One evening in November 2017, United States Senator Kamala Harris stood facing Jerusalem’s Western Wall. It was her third visit to Israel, but the first time she’d come with a special escort: Her husband Doug Emhoff. Though he is Jewish, Emhoff, then 53, had never visited Israel. So Harris, whom he’d married in 2014, invited…
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News On Instagram, Jessica Yellin wants to give news straight
When Jessica Yellin received word that the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci had agreed to appear on her Instagram program, “News Not Noise,” she wasn’t inclined to believe it. “I was like, ‘What do you mean? Are you sure? Can you send me the email? Are you sure?’” Yellin recalled telling…
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News Two months after Black Lives Matter march, police confiscate cars of peaceful protesters
The last light of sunset lingered as Lena August walked down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena after celebrating her mother’s birthday at a Mexican restaurant. As she approached her car, she noticed a law enforcement vehicle double-parked next to hers. As soon as she turned the ignition, the glare of police lights flashed in her eyes….
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News Thank this rabbi for Nick Cannon’s fast education in anti-Semitism
When Rabbi Abraham Cooper finished watching the now-infamous YouTube video in which multi-hyphenate entertainer Nick Cannon spouts a mouthful of anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, he was outraged. So he took to Twitter. “Anyone seeking a Ph.D. in Jew-hatred should watch this ‘interview’ in its entirety,” Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center…
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Fast Forward Cyberattack disrupts Israel Philharmonic Orchestra virtual concert
A free virtual concert featuring the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) was disrupted on Sunday by a suspected cyber attack, preventing tens of thousands of viewers worldwide from watching and participating in the event. Hosted by actress Helen Mirren and featuring some of Israel’s world-renowned soloists — including Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman and Yefim Bronfman —…
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