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The Schmooze Nick Kroll’s Ode to L.A. Delis
Comedy Central (JTA) — Comedian Nick Kroll, host of the eponymous Kroll Show, recently aired a heavy-metal ditty in homage to the pleasures of rocking it late-night in LA’s delis: Kroll, a former Solomon Schecter student and the squeeze of comedy titan Amy Poehler, name-drops a few LA delis, including Jerry’s, Greenblatt’s, and Langer’s, but…
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Food ‘City of Gold’ Captures Flavor of L.A.
L.A. Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold shown in “City of Gold” digging into a Poseidon Tostada from the Mariscos Jalisco taco truck in Los Angeles. (JTA) — If you live in Los Angeles and care about food, you already know Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. You may have…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Los Angeles Consulate Accused of Mismanagement and Harassment
The Israeli Foreign ministry is investigating sexual harassment charges at its Los Angeles consulate. According to a report by the Israeli news site Ynet, an internal report by the ministry looked into claims that a staffer sexually harassed a colleague. When threated with dismissal, the alleged harasser, an HIV-positive U.S. citizen, threatened to sue the…
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News Jewish Schoolboys Raise $1 Million With ‘Chocolate Bar’ Book
(JTA) — A fundraising campaign started quietly by two first graders two years ago to help find a cure for a rare genetic disease just passed the $1 million mark, with donations streaming in from all 50 states and 60 countries across the globe. The million-dollar achievement has been celebrated as the perfect feel-good story,…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Leonard Beerman Dies at 93
Rabbi Leonard Beerman, famed for his unremitting pacifism and fight against injustice, has died. Beerman, who grew the congregation of Leo Baeck Temple from a small community of 28 members when he arrived in 1949 into one of the most prominent synagogues in Los Angeles, died on Dec. 24 at the age of 93. “With…
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Fast Forward Roman Polanski Loses Bid To Quash 1977 Sex Case
A Los Angeles judge has declined a bid from attorneys for Roman Polanski to close the 1977 child sex case against the Oscar-winning director, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin on Tuesday is the latest defeat for the filmmaker in having the case dismissed without…
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Life Jessie Kornberg Brings Justice to Los Angeles
Courtesy of Jessie Kornberg If you haven’t yet heard of the public interest law firm Bet Tzedek — the time has come. On December 1, Los Angeles attorney Jessie Kornberg was appointed as the organization’s next president and CEO. The San Francisco Bay Area native was chosen after a four-month search and will be the…
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News Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Pathbreaking Thinker, Dies at 89
(JTA) — As a pathbreaking thinker, innovator and activist, Rabbi Harold Schulweis’ role extended far beyond his base as the spiritual leader of his Los Angeles-area congregation. “Harold Schulweis was widely regarded as the most successful and influential synagogue leader in his generation, a public intellectual who redefined what it is to be a Jew, an…
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