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December 2021

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined the American musical through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, has died...

Looking for Healthy Greek? Opa!

When I think of entertainment in the era of the pandemic, I’m reminded of Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” who famously said, “It’s the...

What’s on “60 Minutes”?

It’s Sunday night, almost 7 p.m. and you are finishing dinner. You turn on the TV and settle in to watch this week’s “60...

Christmas in Israel

As has been the case for the past 24 years, this year I will again be amazed at the total absence of Christmas in...

Welcome Aboard Jewish Federation of Orange County Welcomes Scott Kaufman

    It is with great pleasure that I share with you that Jewish Federation of Orange County has recently welcomed Scott Kaufman to...

Specializing in the Sale of Orange Groves

Felix Stein and Fred Strauss were German Jewish immigrants who came to America as teenagers in the early 1900s, eventually making their way from...

Penny Lane

Bobby Entel didn’t watch The Beatles’ Feb. 9, 1964 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was seven years old at the time and...

Sagi & Saeid

The stories of Israeli champion judoka Sagi Muki and his friend Saeid Mollaei, who fled his native Iran after refusing an order not to...

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Join the 31st annual celebration of Hanukkah at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, on Sunday, November...

Jlife Extra – Nov. 2, 2023

The timely topic of “Antisemitism, Israel & Politics of Resentment on Campus Today” will be the focus of a Community Scholar Program (CSP) online...

Orange County’s Jewish History – October 7

The rebirth of the Jewish state as covered in Orange County 75 years ago. AM YISRAEL CHAI Dalia Taft, archivist of the Orange County Jewish Historical...

News & Jews – Music Helps The Soul Blossom in Israel

By Tania Shalom Michaelian     A modern-day interpretation of an ancient harvesting ritual is coming to Northern Israel to serve as a connection to...