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ethnicity
How to judge judges on judgment (election) day
Tom Tugend
August 14, 2008
\”Every election, I get calls from around 15 people asking my advice on how to vote in specific judicial races,\” said Wapner, whose son, Fred, is a current judge
VIDEO: ‘Don’t Be A Sucker’ — War Dept. tells Americans to fight hatred and fanaticism (1947)
Jewish Journal
June 24, 2008
Government \’public service\’ movie admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into \”suckers.\”\n\n\”Let\’s forget about \’we\’ and \’they\’ — let\’s think about us!\” In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.
Voices of women loud and proud with ‘Vox Femina’
Robert David Jaffee
December 14, 2006
\”We want to give the women of Los Angeles a voice,\” said Levine, pointing out that every world song in their repertoire \”has a population right here\” in Los Angeles. She added that world music is \”the music of the people.\”
Ed Koch wants Prager out — will ask him to resign from Holocaust Memorial Council next week
James Besser
December 11, 2006
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council faces continuing questions over recent statements by one of its members, local commentator and writer Dennis Prager.
The Ultimate Taste Test
Judy Bart Kancigor
April 6, 2006
While this was the third year for Kosher World, it was the first time the show joined with the ethnic and halal markets, under the umbrella of the World Ethnic Market.
The Many Faces
Rabbi Lisa Edwards
October 27, 2005
I just spent the weekend with more than 125 people (including 50 children) who came together because they are Jews with widely varying ethnicities and skin colors. They stay together because the intention of Bechol Lashon (In Every Tongue) — the initiative on ethnic and racial diversity in the Jewish community and the sponsor of the weekend — is to provide a time of learning and play in a Jewish atmosphere offering more than welcome.
When Jewish Is Too Jewish
Gary Wexler
May 8, 2003
I was in Washington, D.C., this week and had a meeting with a senior officer of the World Bank, who is from Bombay. As we ate our dinner, the conversation turned to ethnicity.
A District Divided
Mike Levy
April 4, 2002
As the City Council begins it consideration of Redistricting Commission-drawn district maps, a conflict between Valley activists and Jewish interests seems to have been resolved. But as proposed districts are scrutinized and rescrutinized block by block, the question of whether the 5th City Council District will contain three core Orthodox neighborhoods remains open.
Never the Same
Jane Ulman
March 7, 2002
Danny, 10, can recite the Five Pillars of Islam: faith, prayer, charity, fasting and pilgrimage.
Jeremy, 12, understands the difference between Predator armed drones and Global Hawk surveillance drones; between 500-pound \”dumb\” gravity bombs and 2,000-pound \”smart\” precision-guided bombs.
Gabe, 14, knows that Pastun and Dari are the spoken languages of Afghanistan while Pastuns, Uzbeks and Tajiks make up the main ethnic groups.
Zack, 18, can locate most of the \”stans\” — Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Since Sept. 11, on a practical and comprehensible level, my sons have learned about the religion of Islam, the military capability of the United States, the ethnicity of Afghanistan and the geography of Central Asia.
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