Dear Deborah
Deborah Berger
September 9, 1999
Sharon Ann Dror, born deaf, didn\’t enjoy seders with her hearing family while growing up in a traditional Jewish home in Santa Monica.
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Old Stories
Three Books That Shook the New York Times
Larry Derfner
September 9, 1999
The New York Times dubbed it \”a quiet revolution in the teaching of Israeli history.\”
Coping on Two Continents
Michael Aushenker
September 9, 1999
Since being diagnosed with diabetes in 1997, two developments have brought 14-year-old Cesar Chavira closer to leading a life like that of his Hollywood High peers: an insulin pump, which provides a continual dosage that lasts all day, and the Sponsorship for Adolescents with Diabetes, which has paired him up with a diabetic mentor.
Finding Support
Wendy J. Madnick
September 9, 1999
On a Wednesday night, about a dozen parents of children with developmental disabilities gather at Sinai Temple, a Conservative synagogue on the Westside. They meet to knock down barriers and dispel myths, to offer a shoulder to cry on and good advice on working the system of state and local agencies. Most of all, they provide support in a community where every child is expected to grow up to graduate from Harvard or, at least, UCLA.
Greenlighting the Future of Jewish L.A.
Michael Aushenker
September 9, 1999
Lynne Sturt Weintraub had a problem. It involved what she prefers to call the \”chronologically gifted\” members of Temple Beth Zion, where she is co-president.
Changing Its Tune
Tom Tugend
September 9, 1999
Gloria Lenhoff is a musical marvel. She has perfect pitch and can sing, in a clear lyrical soprano voice and from memory, 2,000 songs in 25 different languages.
The Master Class
David Margolis
September 9, 1999
Not all of them were Jewish, but they were definitely the chosen people — five Los Angeles and 33 Israeli film students brought together for a two-week \”master class\” in screenwriting at Tel Aviv University. Held under the auspices of the Tel Aviv-Los Angeles partnership, the class was designed to give a boost to Israel\’s film industry by improving the capabilities of Israel\’s future scriptwriters. A further aim — a subtext, to use the screenwriting term — was to strengthen sympathy for Israel among American film professionals.
Jewish Journeys
Naomi Pfefferman
September 9, 1999
Joshua Hammer\’s book is called \”Chosen by God: A Brother\’s Journey\” (Hyperion Press), and while the titular journey refers to his brother, it may very well apply to Hammer himself.
The Man Behind the Vision
Elaine Schmidt
September 9, 1999
In fall 1994, UCLA hired Dr. Gerald Saul Levey to assume the newly merged role of provost of UCLA Medical Center and fourth dean of its top-rated medical school. Levey couldn\’t have picked a more precarious time for a job move.
The Lost Bird
Sandee Brawarsky
September 9, 1999
Yvette Melanson is a woman who might say the Sh\’ma before going to sleep, and in the morning light whisper the Navajo prayer, \”May I walk happily and lightly on the earth.\” Both are deeply felt, authentic expressions of her soul. As she explains, \”I know that I\’m Jewish. I feel Jewish. I\’ve been raised Jewish. I\’m also Navajo.\”
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