JEWISH ROOTS MEDIEVAL JEWISH HISTORY PROJECT – Video
Posted By simmons on September 24, 2012
24-09-2012 16:25 BY SAMANTHA LIEBERMAN AND SHARON STAMBOULI
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad Keeps Up Bluster Against Israel – Video
Posted By simmons on September 24, 2012
24-09-2012 16:15 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played down the prospects of an Israeli military strike on his country's nuclear installations, but made clear that Tehran would hold the US responsible if such an attack occurred. Matt Murray has details on The News Hub
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Speaks on Possible Israeli Attack – Video
Posted By simmons on September 24, 2012
24-09-2012 14:23 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad answers a question concerning Iran's reaction to a possible Israeli attack on the country.
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Advocating for Israel on the quad
Posted By richards on September 24, 2012
Israel prepares for possible war with Iran – Video
Posted By simmons on September 24, 2012
24-09-2012 01:02 As the US prepares for the November presidential election, officials have warned Israel against launching a military strike on Iran. But, Tel Aviv seems to have ignored pledges to both the US and Europe and is now training soldiers for a possible war. Press TV's Nel Burden reports from Ramallah.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Israel – Video
Posted By simmons on September 23, 2012
23-09-2012 14:25 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Israel, and a potential strike on Iran
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What's new to do in LA this week – September 21-28
Posted By richards on September 21, 2012
The Spider Pavillion opens Sunday at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County
Halloween Horror Nights The sickest minds in horror entertainment have created another living, breathing world of bloodthirsty creatures on the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. From scare maze "The Walking Dead: Dead Inside," based on the Emmy Award- winning TV series, to the Terror Tram, from killer clowns to Revenge of the Mummy -- The Ride you're in for a terrifying night of adventure. "Halloween Horror Nights" kicks off tonight and runs on 19 select nights through Oct. 31. Start time is 7 p.m. Tickets: $41-$199. To purchase, go to www. halloweenhorrornights.com.
10th annual Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Blues Traveler, Dr. John and The Lower 911, and Elvin Bishop headline this fund-raising concert for the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy, whose mission is "to protect and conserve open space resources through acquisition of land and easements, stewardship of protected lands and public education about local natural resources." The event starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at Arroyo Verde Park at Foothill and Day roads, Ventura. Tickets: $50-$150; free for children 10 and younger. To purchase, visit http://www.venturahillsides.org or call 805-643-8044.
How Sweet the Sound: A search for the best gospel choir in America, 7:30 tonight. Tickets $10-$20. Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
War: 7:30 tonight. Tickets $19.50-$75. Los Angeles County Fair, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Maximo Park: With the Neighborhood and Zambri, 8 tonight. Tickets $20. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Bob Mintzer: With Larry Goldings and Roy McCurdy, 8 tonight. Tickets $25-$50. Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club, 4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. http://www.ticketweb.com. 818-769-0905.
Lila Downs: 8 tonight. Tickets $27.50-$49.50. City National Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E. Katella Ave.; also, 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$55. Luckman Fine Arts Complex, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Jazz Around the World: Local jazz musicians perform, 8 tonight. Tickets $19. Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. 661-723-5950. http://www.lpac.org
Karrin Allyson: 8:30 tonight, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $25-$27. Catalina Bar and Grill, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. 323-466-2210. http://www.ticketweb.com
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President Obama Marks Jewish American Heritage Month May 30, 2012 – Video
Posted By richards on September 21, 2012
President Obama Marks Jewish American Heritage Month May 30, 2012
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What's new to do in the San Fernando Valley, greater Los Angeles and surrounding areas for the week beginning Friday …
Posted By richards on September 20, 2012
This week's featured events Spider Pavilion Watch spiders spin magnificent webs when the Spider Pavilion opens Sunday, continuing through Nov. 4, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. The attraction is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Nov. 4, with the last tickets sold at 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $1-$3 and available at any museum admissions desk or in the Spider Pavilion; free for members. For more information, visit http://www.nhm.org/spider or call 213-763-3466.
Halloween Horror Nights The sickest minds in horror entertainment have created another living, breathing world of bloodthirsty creatures on the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. From scare maze "The Walking Dead: Dead Inside," based on the Emmy Award- winning TV series, to the Terror Tram, from killer clowns to Revenge of the Mummy -- The Ride you're in for a terrifying night of adventure. "Halloween Horror Nights" kicks off tonight and runs on 19 select nights through Oct. 31. Start time is 7 p.m. Tickets: $41-$199. To purchase, go to www. halloweenhorrornights.com.
10th annual Ventura Hillsides Music Festival Blues Traveler, Dr. John and The Lower 911, and Elvin Bishop headline this fund-raising concert for the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy, whose mission
How Sweet the Sound: A search for the best gospel choir in America, 7:30 tonight. Tickets $10-$20. Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
War: 7:30 tonight. Tickets $19.50-$75. Los Angeles County Fair, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Maximo Park: With the Neighborhood and Zambri, 8 tonight. Tickets $20. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Bob Mintzer: With Larry Goldings and Roy McCurdy, 8 tonight. Tickets $25-$50. Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club, 4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. http://www.ticketweb.com. 818-769-0905.
Lila Downs: 8 tonight. Tickets $27.50-$49.50. City National Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E. Katella Ave.; also, 8 p.m. Saturday. $25-$55. Luckman Fine Arts Complex, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com
Jazz Around the World: Local jazz musicians perform, 8 tonight. Tickets $19. Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. 661-723-5950. http://www.lpac.org
Karrin Allyson: 8:30 tonight, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $25-$27. Catalina Bar and Grill, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. 323-466-2210. http://www.ticketweb.com
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Change often comes slowly but it does come
Posted By richards on September 20, 2012
Some of you might remember my nephew Stuart. Ive written about him a time or two or six. Well, he got married three Sundays ago. The wedding was not just a joyous and joyful occasion. It was moving and uplifting too. It was a great reminder of how much has changed for the better in this country over the last 50 years, and how much people can change for the better. In these times of turmoil, intolerance and hate, I was reminded that hope is not a wasted emotion. With commitment, work and a lot of patience, it can move mountains.
For those of us looking on, personal change sometimes seems to come slowest. So, it was with Stuart. Engaging, funny and smart, he had us adults writhing in frustration as he frittered through college until he dropped out after losing his academic scholarship and spent his time rhyming verse with the goal of becoming a rap star. Yes, you read that right.
Some of you have followed Stuarts road to maturity through my columns. Remember when I told you he showed up at a check-cashing place with grills on his teeth trying to cash a birthday check my sister had sent him? Grills or grillz are the removable jewelry a lot of hip hop artists and their followers wear. During this summers Olympics, gold-medal winning swimmer Ryan Lochte wore a grill with stones in the design of an American flag.
You might also remember that I referred to Stuart earlier this year when I wrote about discrimination against gays. I noted my disappointment that Stuart in 2004, finally at legal age to vote, voted in my home-state of Georgia for an amendment recognizing as marriage only the union of man and woman.
Stuarts unfortunate vote of eight years ago makes even more poignant what happened at his wedding earlier this month. He and his wife Meredith were married by a lesbian Lutheran minister.
That was just one of the heart-warming and heart-tugging parts of this wedding.
Stuarts mom Joyce died when he was 16. Shed had a heart transplant in the mid-1990s but about five years later the heart gave out. Yet on Stuarts wedding day, she was very much present in a poem she had written specifically for him.
As poignant was this: Stuart and Meredith didnt just join lives when they married, they joined cultures. Their wedding was a celebration of that.
In a nod to Stuarts African American heritage, a gospel group sang at intervals during the ceremony and a wrist-wrapping ceremony, traditional in some African cultures, was included. Merediths father is Jewish and her stepfather Asian. The ceremony included the Jewish tradition of stomping on a glass at the weddings end, and a shout from guests of mazel tov in congratulation. The reception included the traditional lifting and carrying of the bride and groom in chairs and a boisterous rendition of the Hebrew song Hava Nagila as guests joined hands in dance. As the evenings festivities ended, we all lit Chinese lanterns that drifted skyward in moving, visual cacophony.
Our now big-tent family is not so unusual today. Census figures show 8.4 percent of all marriages in the United States are interracial, and about 15 percent of all new marriages are so. Interracial marriages are not new to my family.
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