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is JTA's Los Angeles correspondent. A veteran journalist, he also writes for the Jerusalem Post, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal and the London Jewish Chronicle.

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• Councilman Garcetti is first elected Jewish mayor of Los Angeles

  May 22, 2013 6:24am

  Eric Garcetti, a veteran city councilman, became the first elected Jewish mayor of Los Angeles.

• With new films, Hollywood finally telling story of fledgling Israeli Air Force

  April 3, 2013 9:04pm

  Nancy Spielberg and Meyer Lansky’s nephew are among those working on films that tell the stories of the volunteer airmen from abroad who helped Israel control the skies during the War of Independence. Tom Tugend reports for JTA.

• Israeli films fall short again at Oscars

  February 25, 2013 11:00am

  Two Israeli documentaries in contention for the Oscar for best documentary failed to bring Israel its first coveted golden statue.

• L.A. philanthropist pledges $30 million to Wilshire Boulevard Temple restoration

  February 14, 2013 12:02pm

  A Los Angeles philanthropist has pledged $30 million to support a vast restoration project for the city’s landmark Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

• Petition aims to have Facebook pull anti-Israel page

  February 4, 2013 3:56pm

  A Facebook petition to remove an anti-Israel page that uses an expletive in its name has 75,000 likes, the removal campaign’s creator says.

• In 2 Oscar-nominated documentaries, Israel takes a hit on occupation — and helps pay for it

  January 28, 2013 4:47pm

  Two films financed by the Israeli government and now vying for the Academy Award for best documentary feature take sharp aim at Israel’s policies in the Palestinian territories.

• Israeli film ‘Fill the Void’ takes prize at Palm Springs festival

  January 14, 2013 11:21am

  The Israeli movie “Fill the Void” was named the best foreign language film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in Southern California.

• Two Israeli films nominated for best documentary Oscar

  January 10, 2013 4:15pm

  Two Israeli films, “5 Broken Cameras” and “The Gatekeepers,” are among the five movies nominated for best documentary for the Academy Awards.

• Israeli Oscar entry eliminated from contention, one more still in play

  December 21, 2012 5:33pm

  Israel’s 2012 Academy Award entry failed to make the list of nine semi-finalists among foreign-language films.

• UC Irvine rejects divestment push

  November 16, 2012 3:47pm

  Campus administrators at the University of California, Irvine rejected a resolution by the undergraduate student council calling for divestment from companies that “profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestine.”