‘All I want for Christmas’
     PRACTICING-Jake Dallas, left, checks the time while Ryan Wiederspahn sings during a rehearsal for the Christmas pageant "All I Want For Christmas" at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Westlake Village.
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New exhibit explores lives of Jews in Dixie
     Award-winning photographer Bill Aron, chronicler of Jewish communities around the world, and writer Vicki Reikes Fox, a native of Mississippi, have dedicated the past 14 years to capturing the convergence of two distinct but surprisingly interwoven communities
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Service to include
Communion
     Senior Pastor Rob Calderhead will give the message at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services on Sun., Dec. 15 at United Methodist Church, 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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Photo contest to profile Jewish life
     Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries is sponsoring a photo contest with the theme of "Jewish Visions" that is intended to pay tribute to the many facets of Jewish life.
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Advent event set
     St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church will host an Advent Penance Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 17 at 155 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The liturgy will include Scripture Readings, a homily and music.
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Baha’i hosts 12th annual human rights awards
Special to The Acorn
By Lori Porter
     The Baha
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Klezmer band in West Hills
     The Hollywood Klezmer band will appear in concert at 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 15 at the West Valley Jewish Community Center, on the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills.
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