Party for Peace
April 6, 2000
On green grass, overlooking the lush trees of Kibbutz Yakum just outside Netanya, young Israelis and Palestinians are dancing together.
Orit Arfa
Officials Visit Israel
November 18, 1999
Andrew Carter, a participant of Operation Unity, a program that brings minority Los Angeles high school students to live on an Israeli kibbutz for six weeks, never felt as accepted as he did in Israel. No one treated him differently because of his color, he said, and the minute he got off the plane, \”Everyone wanted to hug you.\”
“Anne Frank” for Teens
August 5, 1999
Contemporary Holocaust literature for young adults seems to favor a theme: transport unaware teenagers to German-occupied Europe and, together with the characters, the readers will emerge as more sensitive, aware young adults.
Protest for Labor Rights
July 29, 1999
For the past four years, the predominantly Latino hospitality and housing employees at the University of Southern California have been fighting for a written guarantee of job security. Now, union leaders representing the workers have turned to Jewish leaders to support what they consider a call for justice.
A Parent’s Guide to a Jewish Summer
July 1, 1999
Here\’s a roundup of classes and activities for children of all ages.
Discovering Morocco
May 6, 1999
If you think that with the tense climate in the Middle East no Muslim country would warmly welcome, let alone happily invite, Jewish visitors, then you haven\’t been to Morocco.
Noa’s Universal Appeal
April 22, 1999
When Achinoam Nini was growing up in the Bronx with her Yemenite-Israeli parents, her different name, exotic looks and diverse heritage made her feel out of place among her schoolmates.
Gordis, Alexander Leave UJ for Posts in Israel
January 28, 1999
Dr. Robert Wexler, president of the University of Judaism, has good reason to believe that the spirit of Zionism is alive at the institution.
A New Lease on Life
November 5, 1998
About two-and-a-half years ago Michael Goldberg\’s life was on the line. A diabetic since he was a teen-ager, his kidneys began to fail him at 36. The only hope for Michael\’s survival was a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Taking the Peace Movement by Storm
October 15, 1998
Not long before Hurricane Georges churned up the southeast, Hurricane Galia slammed into Los Angeles. And advocates for Middle East peace couldn\’t have been more relieved.
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