Jewish Journal (Los Angeles)

6 days ago | jewishjournal.com | Ryan Torok

On March 27, the Los Angeles premiere of the new documentary “For the Living” was held at the Museum of Tolerance, in partnership with the L.A. Jewish Film Festival, Museum of Tolerance, Holocaust Museum LA and the Goldrich Family Foundation.

6 days ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

Elisheva Rishon, the woman who was denied service at a Staples store in Los Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire area, said in an interview with The Journal that she believes the Staples employees ambushed her.

1 week ago | jewishjournal.com | Zach Shapiro

Dear all,When I first saw Maya’s hands, I began to worry, “Yikes, PLEASE don’t schmutz up anything!”But I then realized … Someday I will look back at this tender moment in time wistfully, yearning for the wonderment that comes with parenting a young child. Ten sticky fingers. Ten incredible reasons to harness time. This season between the Festivals of Passover and Shavuot, Jews traditionally count off each day with a measurement of barley.

1 week ago | jewishjournal.com | Lisa Ellen Niver

Thank you to Quark Expeditions for making my dream of not only stepping on my seventh continent but also hula-hooping there come true. I sailed south of the Antarctic circle on Quark Ultramarine with Fabrice Genevois, the Penguinologist Who Brings Antarctica to Life! For over three decades, Fabrice Genevois has been sharing his deep passion for penguins, seabirds, and the polar regions with travelers from around the world.

1 week ago | jewishjournal.com | Ayala Or-El |Ayala Or-el

In his memoir, “‘Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile,”’ Elio Zarmati tells the story of his childhood in Egypt and the events that forced his family to leave. Against the backdrop of today’s ongoing conflicts and refugee crises in the Middle East, the book offers a deeply relevant perspective on exile, resilience and the echoes of history.