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Fast Forward Pro-Peace Group Attacked as ‘Filthy Jew Traitors’
A Jewish group dedicated to promoting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and which is deeply critical of Israeli policy, received an obscene, anti-Semitic voicemail on Saturday that attacked its members as “filthy Jew traitors.” The 44-second voicemail left for LA Jews for Peace expresses hope that its members “all become victims [of] Palestinian and Islamic…
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Fast Forward Max Steinberg Family Consoled at Western Wall
The family of the late American-Israeli soldier Max Steinberg visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Evie and Stuart Steinberg, and their remaining son and daughter, who came to Israel last week for the funeral of Max Steinberg, 24, a southern California native who was killed in Gaza in an attack on the armored personnel carrier…
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Food President Obama Stops By Canter’s Deli
President Obama visited Canter’s Deli today, an old favorite of Jews in Los Angeles. Over the course of the meal, he sat with a teacher, a wounded veteran, and two women entering the job market, according to Mark Knoller, CBS’s White House correspondent. Pres Obama discussing basketball and free-throw abilities with customers at Canter’s restaurant…
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Opinion L.A.’s Eric Garcetti Dons Kippah for Instagram
Getty Images After a year on the job, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, 43, has enjoyed mostly positive reviews from Angelenos and from observers of City Hall, who have credited his low-key governance style with helping reform the daily operations of the city’s government as well as with moving his “back to basics” initiatives forward…
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Fast Forward Homeland Security Officer Probed for Firing on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Los Angeles
Four people have been arrested and a Homeland Security officer is under investigation for firing his weapon during a weekend scuffle between pro-Israel demonstrators and Palestinian supporters outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles. The altercation Sunday evening grew out of a shouting match between the occupants of two vehicles that escalated when several people…
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Fast Forward Shots Fired by Federal Officer at Los Angeles Pro-Palestinian Protesters
A federal Homeland Security officer fired his weapon in the direction of counter demonstrators at a rally in support of Israel held in Los Angeles. Some 1,200 people attended the rally Sunday afternoon in front of the Federal Building in West Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department told the Los Angeles Times. During the…
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Food Adam Fleischman’s Chocolate Fried Chicken
ChocoChicken’s chocolate fried chicken and duckfat fries. // Twitter/KristieHang Looking for a new way to eat all-American food on Independence Day? Try any of Adam Fleischman’s restaurants. Who is he, you ask? Why, the founder of the famous Umami Burger, of course! In 2009, Umami Burger was a single burger joint on La Brea Avenue,…
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Fast Forward Dating App Company Tinder Sued for Sexual Harassment
Former Tinder marketing Vice President Whitney Wolfe is suing the popular dating-app company for sexual harassment and discrimination, making it the latest technology business to face challenges over its treatment of women. Wolfe’s lawsuit, filed Monday, listed a series of alleged incidents of harassment over roughly 18 months starting in late 2012. Among the allegations:…
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