LONG BEACH
JEWISH LIFE
PUBLISHER
Jonathan Strum
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Siani Sumlin
COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
Linda Waltzman
OFFICE MASCOT
Nanuk
Long Beach Jewish Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
CONTENTS
3 Publisher's Note
6 In Memoriam: Shimon Peres
7 Aspire to Move Beyond Judgment
A High Holy Days Essay by Alan Morinis
15 Elyse Gordon: Living a Life of Tikkun Olam
One Baby at a TIme
20 Celebrating the High Holy Days
Out of the Box (...and the synagogue!)
25 California Anti-BDS Bill Becomes Law
27 TV: Award-Winning Israeli Series
To Debut on KCET
30 Art: Paula Praeger Exhibit Opens
at Long Beach Playhouse Gallery
31 Film: Denial - Defending the Truth
About the Holocaust
34 Books: National Geographic Introduces
Kids to the High Holy Days
37 Food: My Grandmother Beauty's
Chicken Soup With a Kick
42 Our Community Supporters
43 Web Directory: Jewish Long Beach