Jennifer O'Callaghan is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter for Metro News, The Sundance Channel, Shaw TV, and CKUA radio in news, entertainment, and lifestyle beats. She has also appeared as a red-carpet reporter for the web entertainment site MyBroadway.com , and as host on Paradetown USA on NYC-TV. She has interviewed...
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Jewish Rock That Really Rocks
Jews rock! You know it even if you don’t know it.
Seeing Myself in Sally J. Freedman
I was a curious and strongly opinionated tween girl growing up in the 90s and the books I treasured centered around characters of the same mind: Kristy in The Baby-Sitters Club by
Interview With an Author: Veronica G. Henry
Veronica G. Henry was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has been a bit of a rolling stone ever since.
Julius Levitt, Community Activist
Julius Levitt (1885–1952) was a promoter of Yiddish culture and a community activist, most importantly through the Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) to bring attention to the horrors of Nazism throughout the world.
Jewish Roots of L.A.
President Joseph Biden may have put it best in his 2021 proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month: “The Jewish American experience is a story of faith, fortitude, and progress.
Stand With the Banned: Free Access To Challenged Books for Teens and Tweens
Here at the library, we closely follow stories of books being banned or challenged throughout the country.
When a Librarian Retires
I dislike the question “how do you like retirement?” I mean, this is like asking “how do you like breathing?” Life is a one-way street and there are no U-turns on the way toward the great unknown.
Interview With an Author: Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Jenny Tinghui Zhang is a Chinese-American writer. She holds an MFA from the University of Wyoming and has received support from Kundiman, Tin House, and VONA/Voices.
![Panoramic view of Heart Mountain Relocation Center, the WWII Japanese American internment camp in Wyoming, [ca 1943]. Shades of L.A.: Japanese American Community](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2022-05/heartmountain.jpg?itok=3a80Cr4c "Panoramic view of Heart Mountain Relocation Center, the WWII Japanese American internment camp in Wyoming, [ca 1943]. Shades of L.A.: Japanese American Community")
Memoirs of Japanese-Americans Incarcerated During World War II
By the late nineteenth century, the West Coast of the United States was home to thriving Japanese communities. After the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred the immigration of Chinese workers, Japanese laborers were sought for many industries, including agriculture and fishing.
Interview With an Author: Alma Katsu
Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of six novels, most recently Red Widow,