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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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• Six decades later, fibbing ex-flying ace really sees the London Olympics

  August 3, 2012 1:41pm

  Mitchell Flint, a former American fighter pilot in London to see the Olympics, recalls a 1948 visit to the British capital and his ruse to help Israel fight its War of Independence.

• L.A. publisher aiming to have Woody Allen shoot in Israel

  July 9, 2012 10:48am

  The publisher of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles has launched a project aiming to have Woody Allen shoot his next film in Israel.

• Kirk Douglas launches book, prepping for third bar mitzvah

  June 15, 2012 7:32pm

  At 95, Kirk Douglas has just released his 10th book and is prepping for his third bar mitzvah.

• Shimon Erem, ‘patriarch’ of L.A. Israelis, dies

  May 30, 2012 8:24am

  Shimon Erem, who fought for Israel in four wars and was recognized as the “patriarch” of the Israeli community in Los Angeles, has died.

• Israeli crime boss pleads guilty to drug charges in L.A. court

  May 8, 2012 9:39am

  Reputed Israeli crime boss Itzhak Abergil pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court to participating in a large-scale Ecstasy distribution ring.

• Spielberg family patriarch honored with Inspiration Award

  May 7, 2012 10:29am

  The Spielberg clan honored one of its own — not filmmaker Steven or one of his three sisters, but family patriarch Arnold Meyer Spielberg.

• Gerald Estrin, computer pioneer in U.S. and Israel, dies at 90

  April 3, 2012 10:33am

  Gerald (Jerry) Estrin, a computer pioneer in the United States and Israel who built the first computer in the Middle East, has died.

• Peres ends Calif. tour with meeting with Hispanic leaders

  March 12, 2012 10:59am

  Israeli President Shimon Peres ended a weeklong visit to California with a wide-ranging discussion with Latino leaders.

• ‘The Artist’ salvages Jewish pride at Oscars

  February 27, 2012 9:19am

  Jewish director Michel Hazanavicius won top honors at the Oscars for “The Artist,” while Israel’s entry in the awards, “Footnote” by Joseph Cedar, lost to an Iranian film.

• Israeli, Iranian filmmakers participate together in pre-Oscar panel

  February 26, 2012 1:30pm

  The Israeli and Iranian filmmakers whose movies are vying against each other for an Oscar sat together on a panel discussion.