Unity 101
May 6, 1999
Building Jewish unity in one afternoon is a tall order. And the organizers of Teen Clal\’s \”One People\” conference knew better than to expect miracles.
Beverly Gray
Chaya’s Dance
April 8, 1999
Six years ago, Carol Solomon attended Yom Kippur services in Copenhagen. Flipping through the back of the English language prayerbook, she came upon a poem, translated from Hebrew, called \”The Letter of the Ninety-Three Maidens.\” Based on an actual letter that was found after the Holocaust, it tells of young girls at a Jewish school in Cracow who took poison rather than allow themselves to be defiled by Nazi soldiers. Historians question the letter\’s authenticity. But for Solomon, \”something about this story just captured my heart.\”
Books
March 25, 1999
A 1998 article about Chicago collector Stephen Durschslag\’s haggadah collection set the number of different haggadot on his shelves at 4,500, increasing almost daily.
A Unique University
January 21, 1999
The University of Judaism is not easy to categorize. Unique among this country\’s Jewish institutions of higher learning, it combines an undergraduate college, a graduate school of education, an MBA program, a long list of continuing education offerings, two nationally renowned think tanks and a 4-year-old theological seminary.
School’s Out — Forever?
January 14, 1999
At a time when many Jewish day schools in the area are bursting at the seams and new ones move closer to opening their doors, Temple Isaiah Day School is making plans to go out of business.
Lessons in Civic Responsibility
January 7, 1999
Five years ago, a school group from Oakland laughed and jeered throughout a screening of \”Schindler\’s List.\” This fiasco convinced Steven Spielberg that many students needed careful preparation before viewing his film.
Educating American Jewish Families
December 10, 1998
Risa Gruberger, whose children are 8 and 9, hopes they will both grow up loving the Jewish holidays as she does. \”When the weather\’s crisp out,\” says Gruberger, \”I want them to feel they can smell it, they can taste it, that Chanukah\’s coming.
Multiculturalism at Work
November 12, 1998
Among those who care about public education, \”multiculturalism\” is one of today\’s favorite buzzwords. But at the Community School, a magnet campus that falls under the auspices of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the concept of multicultural education has been in place for 25 years.
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