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Community Want to help Israel? Recite this four-part mantra
What can we do to help Israel’s fragile new government survive? During three intense days this month, as part of a leadership delegation sponsored by Masorti (Conservative) Judaism, I met with a full panoply of Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum, inside the new government and in the opposition. The new government knows that…
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Fast Forward 2021 Teicholz Holocaust Remembrance Film Series to begin this week
One of the few film series in the world dedicated to Holocaust films kicks off its fifth season next week. This year’s Teicholz Holocaust Remembrance Film Series, held in conjunction with Los Angeles’ Holocaust Museum LA will feature German Holocaust films, in order to “explore how German cinema dealt with the complexities of the country’s…
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Fast Forward Los Angeles public school board passes resolution to address antisemitism
Public school board members in Los Angeles voted Tuesday to require updated resources and training to prevent antisemitism on and off school campuses, part of a broad resolution to address “a significant rise in hate crimes here in Los Angeles.” Put forth by Board of Education member Scott Schmerelson, the resolution also requires all history…
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News Iranian and Jewish activists in U.S. voice support for striking workers in Iran
Iranian American and Jewish activists are voicing support for striking Iranian oil workers who are demanding Iranian regime’s state-owned companies pay their past due wages, pay higher wages, and provide other benefits. Iranian American activists who are not Jewish said the latest Iranian energy workers’ latest nationwide strike, now entering its third week,has been a…
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News That attack outside L.A. sushi was antisemitic, right? Think again, says lawyer for accused
Xavier James Pabon is a 30-year-old Puerto Rican father who decided to join a protest against Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip after his boss showed him pictures of dead Palestinian children being pulled from rubble after an Israeli airstrike. In May, he joined a caravan of cars that drove past the storefronts and restaurants…
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News Diamond Bakery’s new owners want it to be a force for change—and for great marbled rye
A few months ago, two men drove from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles to satisfy their craving for a good pastrami sandwich. The trip turned out to be life-changing. They bought their sandwiches — and decided to buy a famous Jewish bakery, too. “We came down to buy a pastrami sandwich and bought the most…
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Fast Forward L.A. community leaders react to appointment of Rabbi Noah Farkas as Federation CEO
Rabbi Noah Farkas will become the next president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The Federation made the announcement in an email Wednesday. Farkas, 41, is currently serving at Valley Beth Shalom, the largest Jewish congregation in the San Fernando Valley. He previously worked as a rabbi at Congregation…
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News Montana Tucker celebrates Pride— and her Holocaust survivor grandparents
Montana Tucker isn’t quite what you expect – and to be clear, that’s a good thing. She may, at first glance, look something like the blonde, perennially-upbeat influencers popping up across the social media landscape — but wait until she starts talking. “My motivation?” she said in a recent interview. “My Grandma Lilly, definitely.” Tucker,…
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