Breed Street Shul: an attempt to unify the old and new, Jewish and Latino

Los Angeles represents a cross-section of cultures, an amalgamation of different peoples populating and repopulating the same expanse of land. But what happens when one group moves on, leaving behind only the structural remnants of the rich life it led?…

LA 2013 mayoral candidates Garcetti, Greuel, James, Perry, and Pleitez are off and talking

Playing to their audience, they cracked Jewish jokes, made Jewish references, and emphasized connections to Israel and Judaism. The mayoral candidates for Los Angeles’ March 2013 election who were invited to speak at the January 3rd “debate” at Beth Jacob…