Novelist Laurie Graff emails:
I’m doing a Girls Night Out” event at Temple Israel of Hollywood, 7300 Hollywood Blvd, http://www.tioh.org/index.cfm, on Thurs, Dec 4th at 7 pm and would love if you could come! Should be fun and we can hang out after.
SHIKSA: n. Yiddish
I. A non-Jewish woman 2. A quintessential blonde beauty 3. The polar opposite of the quintessential Jewish mother 4. A type of woman who instills deep longing in Jewish men 5. A Jewish boy’s dream 6. A Jewish girl’s nightmare
About Luke Ford
Raised a Seventh-Day Adventist at Avondale College in Australia, Luke Ford moved to California in 1977.
He graduated from Placer High School in 1984, reported the news at KAHI/KHYL radio for three years, attended Sierra College and UCLA, was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for six years, and converted to Judaism in 1993. From 1997-2007, Luke made his living from blogging.
Living by Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com), he now teaches the Alexander Technique (moving the way the body likes to move). Lessons cost $100 each and last about 45 minutes.
In 2011, Luke completed a three-year teaching course at the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles.
His personal Alexander Technique website is Alexander90210.com.
Luke is the author of five books, including:
» The Producers: Profiles in Frustration
» Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism
