fbpx
Category

opening

Fatah fighters’ escape to Israel and what it means

Even for the complex Middle East it was a moment of exceptional irony. Some 180 Fatah loyalists fleeing a series of shootouts and summary executions by Hamas\non the streets of Gaza ran for the border — banking on the mercies of the enemy they usually target

Millions of Shoah records will finally be revealed

Even though millions did not survive, much of their story did. The details are embedded within the miles of records housed by the International Tracing Service (ITS) located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Chabad Expands in Vegas

The new shul is a testament to the Jewish community\’s growth in the area, which already houses another equally large Chabad campus close to the Las Vegas Strip.

Zoning Snafus Keep New JCC Empty

The center is also the focus of criticism from some of its would-be occupants, who say that they haven\’t been kept in the loop about planning the center from the beginning, that its opening has been delayed and that they are unsure about when they will be able to move in.

Stages of Faith: Light, Dark, Absurd

The intelligent design vs. Darwinism debate presumes that one or the other theory provides the answer to life and all its mysteries. Playwright Seth Greenland explores the falsity of this dichotomy in \”Jerusalem,\” his play opening Friday at the NoHo Arts Center. Greenland\’s five principal characters — a Jewish psychiatrist, his Protestant wife and his in-laws — have varying degrees of religious faith, as well as varying degrees of conviction about psychoanalysis. In the end, Greenland seems to say, the wise man understands the merits of both religion and science. Even the wise man, though, knows the limits of his knowledge.

The Americans Who Fought for Israel

The central display of the Aliyah Bet and Machal Museum, which opens formally this week, commemorates the deeds of the two groups of volunteers for whom the museum is named. The Aliyah Bet portion honors the 240 North Americans who manned rickety ships and ran the British blockade to bring Holocaust survivors and refugees to Palestine between 1946 and 1948, in a clandestine operation. Among the 12 ships was the famed \”Exodus 1947.\”

‘Aida’ Not So Tragic for Israeli Maestro

Dan Ettinger looks nothing like the popular image of a classical conductor. The Israeli is making his American debut with the Los Angeles Opera in Verdi\’s \”Aida.\”

Irvine Campus Set for Grand Opening

The Bermans and Michaels expect their daily routines and social lives will alter substantially mid-August because of membership in the county\’s greatly expanded Jewish Community Center (JCC), relocated in Irvine.

Central Coast Home to Holocaust Exhibit

In a watershed event for the California central coast\’s small Jewish community, the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation marked the 65th anniversary of Kristallnacht by opening the city\’s first permanent Holocaust exhibit.

The opening shows just how far this small Jewish community has come.

New Articles

More news and opinions than at a
Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.