Young and Committed
February 18, 1999
When leaders from 119 North American Jewish federations met here this week, they did not make any earth-shattering decisions or vote on anything binding.
Shlomit Levy
Is Cloning Good?
January 28, 1999
Looking for a scenario that\’s chock full of ethical problems? Imagine this: Alexander Schwartz, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician, is severely ill and depressed and has asked his doctor to terminate his life.
Committed to Community
January 28, 1999
When 17-year-old counselor-in-training Frayda Breverman fell for a 20-year-old staff member at Camp Ramah, their romance became the scandal of the summer of \’63.
Multiple
February 26, 1998
Ella Lewenz, pictured with one of her children,is the subject of her granddaughter\’s documentary.
Beth Olam Cemetery
November 20, 1997
Beth Olam Cemetery in Hollywood, one of the most venerable and historical Jewish cemeteries in Southern California, is in danger of being abandoned and padlocked.
Concerned Christians
July 31, 1997
Strains of somber organ music resonated in the large sanctuary as the eight Holocaust survivors told their stories. As each spoke about horrors endured, loved ones lost and, ultimately, faith reclaimed, the congregation punctuated their speeches with murmurs of \”Thank You, Jesus.\”
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