Strange BRU
August 8, 2002
Who\’s taking a stand against Israel this week? Would you believe … the Bus Riders Union (BRU)?
Mike Levy
Jewish Groups Make Housing Affordable
August 1, 2002
The numbers are discouraging for anyone who does not own a home. Every month, California\’s housing prices seem to set new records. The state has the third lowest rate of home ownership in the country. Housing prices put pressure on rents, which rise even as stock-derived income, which cushioned the costs for many, disappears. Competition for affordable housing is intense; waiting lists are long.
What’s That You Say About the West Coast?
August 1, 2002
It seems Arabs and Jews in can agree on one thing at least — a touch of resentment toward East Coast \”national\” organization headquarters.
What’s That You Say About the West Coast?
July 25, 2002
It seems Arabs and Jews in Los Angeles can agree on one thing at least — a touch of resentment toward East Coast \”national\” organization headquarters.
No Shvitz
July 18, 2002
Hot on the heels of the Jewish Community Center closings, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles announced in late June that it would close the saunas and steam rooms in seven of the eight centers that still had them. (The Hollywood-Wilshire Y will leave its sauna open on a 90-day trial basis with increased monitoring.) The announcement sparked anger and protest from YMCA members who have used the facilities for years.
Fuel for Fear
July 4, 2002
An FBI warning that Al Qaeda might attack Jewish targets with gasoline trucks ignited widespread concern in Los Angeles and fueled heightened security in Jewish communities nationwide this week.
Israel Security Experts Advise L.A.
June 27, 2002
The topic was terrorism. \”How underprepared are we in the U.S.?\” \”Very.\” That exchange, between an emergency care physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Dr. Jonathan Halevy, director of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, was part of an ongoing effort in Los Angeles to change the answer.
Cedars-Sinai: Best in the West
June 27, 2002
TheAmerican Jewish community supports the best medical centers in the country, from sea to shining sea, according to a new study published in the May/June issue of Modern Maturity magazine.
Shooting in Cheviot Hills
June 13, 2002
A dispute between two groups of young Persian men, one Jewish, one Muslim, erupted in a shooting at Cheviot Hills Park the night of June 3.
We Need You!
June 6, 2002
The famous musical, \”Fiddler on the Roof,\” which celebrates life and Jewish family tradition during turbulent times, is coming to town, and what better time than now?
Originally written by Shalom Aleichem and turned into a film by Joseph Stein and Norman Jewison in 1971, \”Fiddler\” has withstood the test of time. What happened in the Jewish ghetto of Anatevka, Russia, in 1904 is representative historically of the persecution Jews have faced, from the Nazis in World War II to the ascending tension in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians today. The play is a celebration of togetherness and perseverance; fighting for Jewish pride and keeping the faith even when there is little left to believe in and no one else to turn to.
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