From that beginning, the big question concerns the divisions within the Jewish community: who decides what being Jewish is all about, from the extremes of accepting anyone who self-identifies as a Jew or to the orthodox view of Jewish matrilineal inheritance.
The enormous new hotel being built in downtown Los Angeles will be an InterContinental, its developers announced Tuesday. The nearly 900-room hotel will be the heart of a skyscraper called Wilshire Grand, soon to be the tallest building in the West at 73 stories. The tower set to open in 2017 will also have several floors of office space for rent and ground-level shops and restaurants.
Montage Hotels & Resorts has announced a new lifestyle brand, Pendry Hotels, which will compete at the upper-end segment. NEW YORK CITYâMontage Hotels & Resorts officially launched its new lifestyle brand, Pendry Hotels, with the first property to be located in San Diegoâs Gaslamp Quarter, executives said on Tuesday. The brand will be âdesign driven and fashion forward,â according to Alan Fuerstman, founder and CEO of Montage. The 317-room San Diego hotel, scheduled to open in 2016, will have two restaurants, a spa and 22,000 square feet of meeting space. More locations will be announced in the next three to six months.