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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Bone marrow drive for Walter Furman Dec 7th at PJTC

Stem Cell Match Drive for this Sunday

Walter Furman currently is fighting Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, a particularly aggressive form of cancer affecting the production of healthy blood cells. The only cure for this disease is a bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow matches are most likely to be found within ethnic groups. There are currently over 700,000 Jewish donors in the various bone marrow registries across the world, but none have matched Walter’s profile.

Pasadena Jewish Temple will host a stem cell match drive this Sunday, December 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All Jewish community members between the ages of 18 and 61 are encouraged to come in for testing. All that is required is registration in the National Bone Marrow Registry and a mouth swab. If a match is made, most likely the transfusion will involve giving blood only.

Walter is a social science researcher and on the faculty of UCLA. He is the husband of Dr. Miriam Shenfeld and the father of four daughters, Alissa, Becky, Caroline, and Kayla.

For more information, please contact the PJTC office, 626-798-1161. Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center is located at 1434 N Altadena Dr Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 798-1161



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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Bagels of Los Angeles


Today's Los Angeles Times reports on Los Angeles BAGELS:
"Most people choose the bagel they grew up with," says Richard Friedman, and for most Southern Californians, whether they know it or not, that means the choice is bagels made either by Friedman or his oldest competitor.

Though there is a wealth of Jewish delis in Southern California, most of the best-known buy their bagels from either Friedman's 55-year-old Brooklyn Bagel Bakery or Steve Ustin's 61-year-old Western Bagel. If you eat at Nate 'n Al, Langer's, Art's or Factor's delis, you prefer Brooklyn's bagels. If you prefer Brent's or Mort's, you're a Western Bagel person.
Certainly there are other bagel bakeries in the area, including the Bagel Broker in the Fairfax District and the kosher Bagel Factory outlets on the Westside and in Torrance. And there are a few delis that bake their own, including Junior's and Canter's.CLICK HERE FOR The bagel: an L.A. story - Los Angeles Times

A related story {The best bagels in the Los Angeles area - Los Angeles Times) lists all those bagel places

The Bagel Broker. 7825 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 931-1258. www.bagelbroker.com. 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday; 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Bagel Factory. 8986 Cadillac Ave., Los Angeles, (310) 837-6046; 3004 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 477-8460; 21157 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, (310) 540-2077. www.thebagelfactoryinc. 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Brooklyn Bagel Bakery. 2217 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 413-4114. Open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Western Bagel. Headquarters with retail store, 7814 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, (818) 786-5847. www.westernbagel.com. Ten retail stores with varying hours, see website for details
...And here's YELP