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The Schmooze Sandy Koufax Joins Jackie Robinson As The Only Statues At Dodger Stadium
(JTA) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will add a statue of legendary Jewish pitcher Sandy Koufax to their stadium as part of a $100 million renovation project. The statue will be located next to one of Jackie Robinson, another Hall of Fame Dodger and Major League Baseball’s first black player, the Dodgers revealed at a news…
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Fast Forward Los Angeles Deli Denies Kicking Out Same-Sex Couple For Kissing
(JTA) — Langer’s Deli, a well-known kosher-style restaurant in Los Angeles, has denied kicking out a couple for sharing a same-sex kiss. A woman posted on social media this week that the restaurant’s owner, Norm Langer, kicked her and her partner out during their meal on Saturday after they kissed. The woman wrote in a…
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Fast Forward Two Swastikas Burned Into Lawn In Los Angeles
Two swastikas were burned into a lawn in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. The three-feet hate symbols were created by pouring a corrosive substance onto the synthetic grass either late Wednesday or early Thursday. The same person or group may also be responsible for burning two other swastikas on the pavement about a…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Targeted By Bomb Threat At Muslim-American Civil Rights Banquet
Representative Ilhan Omar was targeted by a bomb threat at event in Los Angeles, where she was speaking on Muslim-American civil rights, celebrity news site The Blast reported. The Minnesota congresswoman was scheduled to be the featured speaker at a banquet for the Council of American-Islamic Relations on March 23. Days earlier, on March 19,…
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Fast Forward Members Of Los Angeles Youth Hockey Team Suspended Over Hitler Salute
(JTA) — Three coaches and 15 players from a youth hockey team in Los Angeles have been suspended over a video posted on social media showing a player making a Nazi salute as other players make anti-Semitic remarks. The Los Angeles Jr. Kings announced the suspensions of coaches and players from the 14U Bantam AAA…
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Fast Forward 2 Swastikas Drawn In Blood In Los Angeles Public Park
(JTA) — Two swastikas drawn in blood were discovered at a public park in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident discovered on Monday as a possible hate crime, according to CBS Los Angeles. Investigators believe the blood came from someone who had suffered an accident, a self-inflicted injury or a…
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Culture Here’s Why History Matters
Even Rupert Murdoch can’t take it any more. “We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President,” the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board declared last week, under the headline, “Trump’s Cracked Afghan History.” Until then, the paper had managed to suck it up. It had held its tongue when Trump was…
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Culture News Media Should Democratize Presidential Debates — Not Monetize Them
The CBS board may have fired Les Moonves for misleading them about sex, but he did call it straight about money, media and politics. “Trump’s run may not be good for America,” he told a conference of investment bankers in 2016, “but it’s damn good for CBS.” The campaign may be a “circus,” he said,…
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