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Fast Forward 3 With Jewish Ties Vie in L.A. Mayor Race
Los Angeles voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election to choose a new mayor, with the top candidates trumpeting the need to reduce business taxes to grow the economy. The non-partisan primary election in the mostly liberal southern California city is expected to end with the top two contenders advancing to…
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News Jewish Candidates Skip New York Mayor’s Race, But Crowd Vies in Los Angeles
New York City and Los Angeles will both elect new mayors this year. One city will likely pick a Jew. The other will not. Think you know which city is which? New York seems primed for another Jewish mayor. Three of the past five have been Jewish, including the current mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and the…
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Fast Forward It’s Jew vs. Jew at the L.A. Hilton
Nearly 900 high school students representing Reform congregations from around the U.S. and Canada attending the NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth) Convention in Los Angeles this weekend were met by an unusual picket line of Jewish protesters. The Jew vs. Jew confrontation was brought about by the decision of the event organizers to…
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Fast Forward Erika Glazer Pledges $30M for Renovation of Los Angeles’ Wilshire Temple
A Los Angeles philanthropist has pledged $30 million to support a vast restoration project for the city’s landmark Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The donation by Erika Glazer, to be paid over a 15-year period, guarantees the financing of a $150 million facelift for the historic Reform synagogue, whose large dome and Byzantine-style sanctuary has earned it…
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Life 31, Jewish and Nowhere To Go
The synagogue nearest to my new house is the second-oldest in Los Angeles. Recessed from the street in the largely Hispanic neighborhood of Highland Park, it’s so small that it nearly looks like a house — albeit one with lovely stained glass windows. The Rabbi, who used to be a dancer, seems to have brought…
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Fast Forward Hebrew-Language Charter School Approved for LA
A dual-language Hebrew and English charter school was approved for Los Angeles. The Lashon Academy is the first Hebrew-language charter school approved by the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported. There are about 230 charter schools in the school district, including other dual-language immersion schools. Lashon, which means tongue or…
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Culture Los Angeles Jewish Boy Helps Ailing Friend — By Writing ‘Chocolate Bar’ Book
Like a lot of kids his age, 6-year-old Dylan Siegel loves coming up with stories. But unlike most kids, he has a best friend with a rare genetic disease. So when Dylan wanted to raise money for a cure for Jonah Pournazarian, 7, who suffers from Glycogen Storage Disease, he decided to do it in…
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News Orthodox Woman Picked To Lead L.A. Rabbinic School
In what may be a worldwide first, a rabbinical school has hired an Orthodox woman as its top official. The Academy for Jewish Religion, California, a small non-denominational Jewish seminary in Los Angeles, selected Tamar Frankiel as its new president effective this month. Frankiel, who is Orthodox, was previously the school’s provost. Orthodox communities don’t…
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