Mystic Letters
January 4, 2001
If God uttered words to create the universe, it\’s not surprising that two L.A. artists are using the Hebrew alphabet as inspiration for their own work.
Eric Roth
‘They’ve Got Their Heads In The Sand
December 7, 2000
\”You can\’t afford to sign up to a peace agreement that is all one-sided, meaning Israel takes all the risks,\” observed retired U.S. Admiral Leon A. Edney to small groups of Jewish leaders in Beverly Hills last week. \”We need to find a way to live in peace with the Arab world, but it\’s not done with appeasement.\”
Dissenting Opinions
August 17, 2000
Congressional leaders, activists and religious leaders invoked biblical notions of justice to spotlight the need to bring about campaign reform, reduce poverty and end the \”failed war on drugs.\” Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisc.) warned the packed Shadow Convention 2000 audience in downtown Los Angeles that the Democratic and Republican con-ventions are \”the worst display of money and corruption in American history.\”
Election Reactions
March 9, 2000
Favorite sons George W. Bush and Al Gore scored their knockout victories Tuesday.
Held Accountable
March 2, 2000
Anyone with a computer can now access a tremendous amount of information, opinion, and soft propaganda for and about almost any candidate running for national or state office. Moving beyond newspaper Web archives, people can research candidates by examining several nonpartisan and individual candidate sites.
Hot Propositions
March 2, 2000
California\’s ballot initiatives have been making laws and national headlines since 1911. Designed by Governor Hiram Johnson to take politics directly to the people and over the heads of a corrupt legislature, the initiative process often focuses on populist issues. California voters have used their votes to spotlight issues across the political gamut from environmental concerns (Proposition 65) to property taxes (Proposition 13) to immigration (Proposition 187) to affirmative action (Proposition 209), campaign finance reform (Proposition 208), and legal gambling (Proposition 5) .
What’s the Jewish Stake in LAUSD?
February 24, 2000
Helen Burnstein, the former president of the United Teachers of Los Angles, used to argue, \”Teachers want what students need.\” Many Jewish educators and parents feel the same way about Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). \”Jews want what LAUSD needs.\” Educational excellence, higher standards, and more enrichment activities have become the mantras of educational reformers.
Addressing the Cost of Peace
January 27, 2000
Six California congressional representatives, two potential Los Angeles mayoral candidates, and several other elected officials joined the two senators at the Warner Center Marriot Hotel. \”It\’s All About Relationships,\” the daylong conference\’s appropriate title, focused on Jewish activist concerns — both Mideast and local.
Coastal Voters Could Pick New House Speaker
January 6, 2000
The independent voters in Venice, Torrance and San Pedro may determine the next Speaker of the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 2000.
Sewing Controversy At Museum of Tolerance
December 2, 1999
Visitors to the Museum of Tolerance expect to encounter evidence of brutality and organized evil. The current third floor exhibit, built around a reconstruction of a slave factory with barbed wire, and featuring video testimonials from survivors, seems predictable enough.
Yet the events documented didn\’t happen in Eastern Europe during the 1940s. The victims were rescued by government authorities, and the illegal garment factory imprisoning 73 Thai workers was located in El Monte, California in the early 1990s.
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