This comprehensive guide to the hundreds of vendors & services catering to the Jewish community in Los Angeles & beyond is a valuable reference book for residents & visitors, & also makes a great gift. With a population of over 700,000 people, L.A. County is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world, as well as being one of its most popular tourist attractions. Full of heart-warming anecdotes, a brief history of Jews in Los Angeles, & photographs of people & places, KOSHER L.A. opens up the entire area for the reader. Not just an information resource, this is an enjoyable & enlightening experience, WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN LOS ANGELES. Features include 28 categories, cross-referencing, geographical listing of 15 distinct areas in the county, & an alphabetical index in the back of the book. Finding a business or service by name, place or category is as easy as kosher pie! Available through Whyte Rose Press, 10734 Jefferson Blvd., #417, Culver City, CA 90230, (310) 836-7775, FAX (310) 836-0909; Baker & Taylor, Bookazine Co., Inc., Sunbelt Publications.

In an era of anxiety about the safety and industrialization of the food supply, kosher food—with $12 billion in sales—is big business. Timothy Lytton tells a story of successful private-sector regulation: how independent certification agencies rescued U.S. kosher supervision from corruption and made it a model of nongovernmental administration.

Kosher pork -- an oxymoron? Anna Shternshis's fascinating study traces the creation of a Soviet Jewish identity that disassociated Jewishness from Judaism. The cultural transformation of Soviet Jews between 1917 and 1941 was one of the most ambitious experiments in social engineering of the past century. During this period, Russian Jews went from relative isolation to being highly integrated into the new Soviet culture and society, while retaining a strong ethnic and cultural identity. This identity took shape during the 1920s and 1930s, when the government attempted to create a new Jewish culture, "national in form" and "socialist in content." Soviet and Kosher is the first study of key Yiddish documents that brought these Soviet messages to Jews, notably the "Red Haggadah," a Soviet parody of the traditional Passover manual; songs about Lenin and Stalin; scripts from regional theaters; Socialist Realist fiction; and magazines for children and adults. More than 200 interviews conducted by the author in Russia, Germany, and the United States testify to the reception of these cultural products and provide a unique portrait of the cultural life of the average Soviet Jew.

This extraordinary bible of kosher baking breathes fresh life into parve desserts and breads

“Twitty makes the case that Blackness and Judaism coexist in beautiful harmony, and this is manifested in the foods and traditions from both cultures that Black Jews incorporate into their daily lives…Twitty wishes to start a conversation where people celebrate their differences and embrace commonalities. By drawing on personal narratives, his own and others’, and exploring different cultures, Twitty’s book offers important insight into the journeys of Black Jews.”—Library Journal “A fascinating, cross-cultural smorgasbord grounded in the deep emotional role food plays in two influential American communities.”—Booklist The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food. In Koshersoul, Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora. To Twitty, the creation of African-Jewish cooking is a conversation of migrations and a dialogue of diasporas offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who create them. The question that most intrigues him is not just who makes the food, but how the food makes the people. Jews of Color are not outliers, Twitty contends, but significant and meaningful cultural creators in both Black and Jewish civilizations. Koshersoul also explores how food has shaped the journeys of numerous cooks, including Twitty’s own passage to and within Judaism. As intimate, thought-provoking, and profound as The Cooking Gene, this remarkable book teases the senses as it offers sustenance for the soul. Koshersoul includes 48-50 recipes.

Alimentación sana ¿Quién dice que la comida sana no es sabrosa? Comer sano no es sinónimo de comer desabrido y aburrido. A partir de esta premisa, las recetas de este libro han sido adaptadas a las preferencias y cambios generacionales actuales, ofreciendo un enfoque nuevo en el cual, sin sacrificar el sabor, se cocina en forma inteligente, creando el punto exacto entre lo rico y lo sano. Antes decían: “Coma de todo y engorde sin culpa”. En estos tiempos, hay una nueva educación de hábitos y existe mayor conciencia sobre una alimentación con menos grasa, azúcar y calorías. Variaciones Uno de los atractivos de este libro radica en lo que la autora denomina variaciones. A partir de una receta básica, al sustituir unos ingredientes por otros, se logrará crear una gran variedad de platillos, abriendo un abanico de posibilidades para dejar volar la imaginación y elaborar las recetas según las preferencias personales. El mismo principio se aplica para obtener platillos no lácteos, vegetarianos y sin gluten. Recetas confiables y seguras Rapsodia de Sabores contiene 395 recetas y 433 variaciones probadas y aprobadas, para ser preparadas por expertos o principiantes, con indicaciones completas, paso a paso, de manera breve y clara. Incluye el qué, el cómo y el por qué. Además, contiene un amplio glosario, prácticos consejos y tablas de equivalencias. Menús interactivos Quienes no tienen tiempo para planear los menús de cada día, dispondrán de 49 menús de carne y 28 lácteos, menús para Shabát, festividades, parrilladas, taquizas, desayunos y brunches. Además contiene técnicas esenciales para lavar y desinfectar frutas, verduras y aves, para conservar y congelar todo tipo de alimentos, para equipar una cocina o armar un bufet.

The first known Jewish resident of the Mexican Pueblo de Los Ángeles arrived in 1841. When California entered the Union in 1850, the census listed just eight Jews living in Los Angeles. By 1855, the fledgling city had a Hebrew Benevolent Society and a Jewish cemetery. The first Jewish congregation and kosher market were established in 1862. Meanwhile, Jewish merchants and business owners founded banks, fraternal orders, charities, athletic clubs, and social service organizations. Jewish property owners developed vast areas of Los Angeles and beyond into the neighborhoods and cities we know today. By 1897, the city's Jewish population was large enough to support its own newspaper. The 20th century brought waves of Jewish immigrants and migrants to Los Angeles, where they built the motion picture and television industries, Cedars-Sinai and City of Hope medical centers, the Jewish Home for the Aging, urban and suburban synagogues and Jewish centers, and other institutions. The foundations laid by these enterprising pioneers helped transform Los Angeles into a major metropolis.