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In loving memory of our chazzan, Debbie Friedman

When the New Reform Congregation [now Temple Kol Tikvah in Woodland Hills] was established in 1984, Debbie was our chazzan for 3 years. She responded, and the congregation was thrilled, as truly “the old dreamed new dreams and the youth saw visions.” Our shul was “alive to the sound of music” to Debbie\’s presence and her music. Debbie gave voice to the voiceless through her voice and her passion for justice.

Steve Reich’s non-requiem for Daniel Pearl

When Judea Pearl asked composer Steve Reich to create a piece of music that would commemorate the life of his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, he knew what he did not want the music to be.

Circuit

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Community Briefs

A lively, heartfelt tribute to former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin brought more than 400 people to the University of Judaism to mark the 10th year since an assassin took his life.
When California voters passed a $3 billion stem cell research initiative, they not only opened the door to medical advances but also to a collaboration with scientists from Israel, which is an established leader in the field.

To seed that partnership, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recently hosted a two-day symposium that attracted more than 300 physicians, scientists, bioethicists and entrepreneurs.

Limon’s Company Revives a Classic Dance

The dance, called \”Missa Brevis,\” premiered the following year in a bombed-out church in Budapest and would become a masterpiece of the Limon canon. The June 1958 issue of Dance Magazine declared \”it has been a long time since modern dance has produced a work so profoundly stirring and exalting.\” Carla Maxwell, artistic director of the Jose Limon Dance Company since 1978, called it \”one of those rare, perfect dances. Poland moved Limon profoundly, and from it, he created some of the most glorious choreography.\”

Pope’s Jewish Legacy

Though a staunch conservative on most Catholic issues, Pope John Paul II made bettering Jewish-Catholic relations a centerpiece of his policy and took revolutionary strides toward this goal during his more than 26-year reign.

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