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For poker champ Ari Engel, kipah works to his advantage

Winning one recent tournament, this son of an Orthodox rabbi took home $136,500. Engel estimates that he has grossed $5 million playing poker over the last decade.

Carolyn Starman Hessel, Jewish world’s book maven, turns the page

She’s been called “the Jewish Oprah” for her ability to help authors find audiences and has enjoyed enormous clout among publishers. Now after 20 years on the job, she’s retiring.

Los Angeles philanthropist Guilford Glazer dies

Glazer was known for his support of Israeli universities, including Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and for his friendships with Israeli Prime Ministers David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu.