I Wish It Were More
December 21, 2000
Maybe it\’s a new kind of learning disability, Adverse Gift Disorder.
Marlene Adler Marks
Grown-Up Chanukah
December 14, 2000
As the years went by, without quite realizing it, I\’d been stylistically left behind. My poor brass menorah was outclassed by the exquisite handmade silver set made in Hungary, or even the Agam knockoff (himself inspired by the commentator Rambam) with the diagonal arms now available at places like Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Israel 101
December 7, 2000
The October Violence is the short-hand designation for the deadly sniping, shooting and police action between Palestinians and Israelis, including the unprecedented call-to-arms of Israeli Arabs. If American Jews accept \”October Violence\” as the title (Palestinians call it \”the riots,\” while the American press reprises the frightening \”intifada\”), two months later we haven\’t yet found a way to talk about it, even among ourselves.
What’s Cooking
November 30, 2000
Eventually, I promise you, the 2000 presidential election will end and the 2001 Los Angeles mayoral race will begin.
New Places Like Home
November 23, 2000
Yet fish gotta swim, Jewish children gotta fly. The comings and goings of the flock is an expected, if personally wrenching, experience.
After the Election
November 16, 2000
For a few strained hours last week, I was afraid we\’d be witnessing the Jewish version of Elian Gonzalez, Part II. Could Jewish blood pressure withstand the tension of the Palm Beach vote taken hostage?
After the Election
November 9, 2000
I\’m writing this on Recount Wednesday, following Cliff-hanging Tuesday. The national and local scenes are running through my mind, a nightmare set on permanent rewind.
Justice, Justice
November 2, 2000
Is there a \”Jewish stake\” in the district attorney race between two-term incumbent Gil Garcetti and head Deputy District Attorney Steve Cooley? Maybe it comes to this: How far out of step is this community going to be?
Swing States of Mind
October 26, 2000
Finally good news has come for Al Gore.
The Arab American Political Action Committee this month endorsed George W. Bush. Last week, 20 other Michigan-based Arab organizations followed suit, including the Arab-American and Chaldean Leadership Council.
All There
October 19, 2000
\”What I remember about \’67,\” he said, \”is that we got a phone call to come to a rally and then we were all there.\”
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