Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Purim published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 73
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Next >
-
Prosecutors highlight identity theft at 'Craigslist killer' trial
As the capital murder trial of the Ohio man accused of murdering three men after luring them in Craigslist ads with the promise of work in 2011 entered its second day Tuesday, the jury had already heard two stark descriptions of the defendant....
Tags: Justice System, Murder, Craigslist, Inc., Lawyers, Theft
-
Judge refuses to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case
FT. MEADE, Md. -- A military judge refused Tuesday to dismiss the charges against the Army private accused of treason for providing reams of government secrets to WikiLeaks, saying numerous pretrial delays were necessary because of the “voluminous...
Tags: U.S. Military, WikiLeaks, Lawyers, Judges, Bradley Manning
-
One year later, candlelight vigils for Trayvon Martin
It rained in Sanford, Fla., on Tuesday, just like it did exactly a year ago when Trayvon Martin died there. The shooting death of an unarmed black 17-year-old at the hands of a part-white, part-Peruvian neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated...
Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Personal Weapon Control, George Zimmerman, BP Plc, Crime, Law and Justice
-
20 years ago, a bomb killed six people at the World Trade Center
Remember this date: Feb. 26, 1993. Twenty years ago on Tuesday, six people died in a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Anniversaries are important, for they help set tragedies apart. The philosopher Walter Benjamin once said what...
Tags: Witnesses, Bill Clinton, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
-
Latest snowstorm to blast Midwest leaves at least 3 dead
Missouri and Kansas awoke on Tuesday to another major snowstorm, the second in as many weeks, with six additional inches of snow blown by gusting winds into drifts as high as two feet and municipal officials warning motorists to be careful of...
Tags: National Weather Service, Weather Warnings, Snow Storms, Media Industry
-
UC expert questions BP management's role in gulf oil spill
An expert witness for those suing BP over the nation’s worst environmental disaster criticized the company’s investigation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the civil trial entered its second day. UC Berkeley engineering professor...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), National Government, Punishment, The Wall Street Journal, Gulf of Mexico
-
Female classmates say they felt safe with accused 'Cannibal Cop'
Former female classmates of the man accused of wanting to kidnap and then eat women testified on Tuesday that they never felt threatened by the one-time New York City police officer. The trial of Gilberto Valle, 28, dubbed by the New York media as the...
Tags: Kidnapping, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Farmers markets: Kosher dishes
The prepared food vendors at local farmers markets cater to a world of tastes and ethnicities, from Filipino balut to halal shawarma, but until recently none served observant Jews who follow kosher dietary laws. It fell to a secular Jew, Michele Grant,...
Tags: Salads, Matzoh, Parsnips, Cheese Corn, Religion and Belief
-
For Purim, honor Queen Esther by going vegan
Special to the Los Angeles TimesYou may know that Queen Esther is the heroine of the joyful holiday of Purim, which begins Wednesday evening. She was the beautiful Jewish woman selected by the King of Persia to be his wife. After she became queen, she begged the king to save her...Tags: Garlic, Religion and Belief, Diets and Dieting, Tahini, Aioli
-
Queen of the Purim carnival? Why, Middle Eastern food, of course
The joyous festival of Purim, which begins Saturday night, commemorates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from danger. So why not celebrate with a menu that honors that?
Persian cooking has much in common with other Middle Eastern cuisines,...Tags: Garlic, Soups, Happiness (state of mind), Diets and Dieting, Tomatoes
-
|Story
-
Tatiana de Los Reyes and Anthony Masterson
Tatiana de Los Reyes da Silva grew up in Brazil and Anthony Loyola Masterson was raised in the northeastern U.S. But they’re quite the opposite of their respective national stereotypes. De Los Reyes embodies all-American drive, while Masterson...Tags: TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp., Entertainment, Dance
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 1, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 17, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 3, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Purim topic gallery.
