Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
Jonathan Rosenblum
March 15, 2001
In most countries, forecasts of no water to drink by the summer would command banner front-page headlines. Not in Israel.
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Problems and Promise
Rob Eshman
March 15, 2001
Just off Motor Avenue in West Los Angeles, about where cars shoot out from under the 10, a simple sign points the way onto the campus of Vista del Mar Child and Family Services. Go fast and you\’ll miss the sign and the 17.5 acres beyond it of bungalows, recreation areas and service buildings.
An Enabler of Genocide
Michael Berenbaum
March 8, 2001
Edwin Black\’s new book, \”IBM and the Holocaust\” (Crown) has generated significant interest. Full-page advertisements in the New York Times and other prestigious newspapers and interviews on the \”Today Show\” and other prominent television programs have all been part of its marketing program. Despite its many substantial problems, the work is important.
Topsy-Turvy
Stuart Schoffman
March 8, 2001
How do you feel about what\’s going on here in Israel? How do you think you\’re supposed to feel?
The Great Awakening
Jonathan Rosenblum
March 1, 2001
Israel\’s Jews did not vote for Ariel Sharon by a margin nearly unprecedented in any functioning democracy because they believe he has a magic solution to halt the intifada.
Letter from Israel:On the Road
David Margolis
March 1, 2001
As you might imagine, living in Israel right now feels schizophrenic. We continue with our regular lives — going to work, eating dinner, shopping, praying, catching a movie — and meanwhile, not far away, our soldiers are at war. The newspapers appear, the soccer games go on, people chat over coffee in the cafes, and the war goes on and threatens to get bigger. The most abnormal thing about it may be that one begins to accept it as normal.
Shocked, Shocked
Rob Eshman
March 1, 2001
This Marc Rich story has legs and then some. Bill Clinton\’s last-moment pardon of the indicted billionaire commodities trader has, like so many of the former president\’s actions, created a cottage industry in sleazy revelation.\n
Purim Story
Gina Nahai
March 1, 2001
I have a picture of my daughter the first time she dressed up for Purim. She is 4 years old, her bangs too short as a result of a self-inflicted haircut, her face round and perfect as a green apple.
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