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Fast Forward Eric Garcetti, First Jewish Mayor Of Los Angeles, Wins Reelection In 81% Landslide
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti clinched re-election on Tuesday in a landslide victory that handed him a second four-year term in charge of America’s second-largest city. Garcetti won 81 percent of the vote, according to a tally of all ballots early on Wednesday. The nearest of his 10 challengers Mitchell Schwartz, who was California state…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Night at the Jewseum, City Winery, Purim Balls, and More
Jews About Town is a new weekly column that features the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. The Week Ahead: March 6 – 12 Monday NYC — Get up…
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Community BREAKING: Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Outside Modern Orthodox LA School
I just got word that an anti-Semitic, anti-LBGT group, the Westboro Baptist Church, plans to hold a protest outside a Modern Orthodox high school in our area on Monday morning, February 27. The school is called Shalhevet, which means small flame in Hebrew. It educates kids with a religious and secular education. It certainly isn’t…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Shahs of Shabbat, YidLife Crisis, Mardi Gras, and More
Jews About Town is a new weekly column that will feature the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. The Week Ahead: February 27 – Sunday March 5 Monday Los…
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Life A Jewish Mother Reports from the Enormous Los Angeles Women’s March
Like the juggernaut hit “La La Land,” the Women’s March Los Angeles revealed a sparkling city of stars. An estimated 750,000 participants showed up to demonstrate solidarity and celebrate human rights. The record-shattering attendance made the L.A. March the biggest of them all. Friday’s heavy rainstorm dusted off palm trees, hosed down sidewalks and power-washed…
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Fast Forward 20 Sickened as Measles Outbreak Hits Los Angeles Orthodox Community
(JTA) — A measles outbreak in Los Angeles County, California, is centered on the Orthodox Jewish community, according to reports. Some 20 people have been infected in the outbreak, with 18 in LA County, 15 of whom, according to the LA County Department of Public Health “either knew one another or had a clear social…
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Fast Forward Rare Cache of Ladino Documents Tells History of Los Angeles Sephardic Jews
(JTA) — Last year UCLA launched a Jewish history with an ambitious goal — to be “one of the world’s largest collections of Sephardi Jewish life.” Now, the UCLA Sephardic Archive has made its first major acquisition, obtaining what it says is “one of the most significants collections ever assembled” telling the history of Sephardi Jews…
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Community Requiem for a Jewish Redneck
Visiting home in upstate New York on break from school, I hear my mother bellow from downstairs: “Lauren! Why is the puppy dragging around a menorah?” “Uh, no idea, Mom!” I reply. My heart drops. Sabre has stolen the menorah from my backpack and, in typical golden retriever fashion, begun parading it around. I take…
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