Bruce Phillips
CommentaryL.A.’s First Jewish Mayor?Since the mid 1950s Los Angeles has been the second largest Jewish community in the United States, but has never had a Jewish mayor. New York, by contrast, elected its first Jewish …Topics: Bruce Phillips, Judaism, Politics, Southern California
CommentaryThe Jewish Religious Scene in Southern CaliforniaThis post originally appeared in The Jewish Journal. As I wrote upon my return from from the annual meeting of the Association for Jewish Studies, embarrassed that Los Angeles was conspicuously absent …Topics: Bruce Phillips, Judaism, Religious Affiliation, Southern California