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Kids & Teens

Our First Cover: Bobbi Fiedler

Bobbi Fiedler, who rode an anti-school busing platform to political prominence, stood out as the potential vanguard for Jewish conservatives when The Jewish Journal profiled her as its first cover story in February 1986. The Journal recently caught up with the still-active Fiedler, 69, between civic activities.

Un-bee-lievable Spellings

Of the viewers who watched ABC\’s broadcast of the 79th National Spelling Bee on June 1, how many would have spelled the word meaning \”kosher approval\” the way the judges did?

First Person – Like Any Other Child

By his size and handsome impression, our son, Max, appears to be like any other boy his age, however when you meet him in his wheelchair, you quickly learn that he is severely disabled, both cognitively and physically. He\’s unable to talk, use a device to communicate, propel himself or use his hands. You realize that he\’s dependent on others in every aspect of his life. Yet, that didn\’t stop our family and friends from all over California, our community and Max himself from celebrating his becoming a bar mitzvah.

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School Violence Goes Extreme

Yaniv Berman\’s 2005 film \”Even Kids Started Small,\” depicts the nightmarish takeover of a suburban junior high by the pupils

Bar/Bat Mitzvah – From Saccharine to Satire.

Here, then, are 10 memorable TV b\’nai mitzvah, moving over the years from well-meaning, almost saccharine reverence for ritual to critical, even scathing send-ups.

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