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Liaison to the Past

Michael Aushenker February 22, 2001

Since she fled the former Soviet Union more than a decade ago, Anya Verkhovskaya has come more than full circle.

A National Unity Government for L.A.

Sheldon Teitelbaum February 22, 2001

The more time I spend trailing the Los Angeles mayoral candidates, the more I find myself musing about rehabilitating the commissariat as a form of government. Or, failing such \”Red Dawn\”/\”Red Alert\” scenarios, perhaps we might seek something akin to the national unity administration now under contemplation in Israel. I say this not just to be provocative — well not only. It just strikes me as a huge waste of precious talent, integrity and commitment to be forced by a winner-takes-all electoral system to have to pick just one of these outstanding people for mayor while jettisoning the others.

Forging a New Vision

Gregory Rodriguez February 22, 2001

While visiting Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th century, Henry James wondered how the sweeping tide of immigrants would ultimately affect \”the idea of\” America. Comparing the incorporation of foreigners to sword- and fire-swallowing feats at a circus, James reflected on what it meant for America to share its patrimony with those \”inconceivable aliens.\”

Circuit

Michael Aushenker February 15, 2001

Okay, eggheads, Contemporary Comedy 101 is in session. Pop quiz: Who\’s the funniest comedian to have appeared on HBO — Dennis Miller or Bill Maher? If your answer to this trick question was Home Box Office CEO Jeff Bewkes, proceed to the head of the class.

The Mayoral Debates, Take 40

Sheldon Teitelbaum February 15, 2001

We\’ve elected an \”Education President.\” Now, get ready to choose the \”Education Mayor.\”

Slackers No More

Michael Aushenker February 15, 2001

What\’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? The answer to the old joke — "I don\’t know and I don\’t care" — has often been used to define young Americans of the past decade.

Scott Svonkin: Pulling Together

Michael Aushenker February 15, 2001

To find out where Scott Svonkin gets his Jewish commitment, you needn\’t search beyond his own parents.

When Violence Hits Home

Wendy J. Madnick February 15, 2001

The Jewish community in the West Valley and surrounding areas was rocked Feb. 5 by the murder of William and Bertha Lasky, former members of Temple Solael.

Shining Examples

Julie Wiener February 15, 2001

A physician might be queen of the operating room, or a lawyer king of the courtroom, but put them up on a bimah, and without some serious background, they\’ll feel fumbling, foreign and clueless.

Zoo Rebbe

Eric Silver February 15, 2001

When Natan and Tali Slifkin were married in Los Angeles last year, their friends turned up in Disneyland animal suits. It was not your classic Orthodox wedding.

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