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Partners in Profit
While Israel searches for a reliable partner in peace, partners in business were in no short supply at last month\’s California-Israel Bio-Partnering & Investment Conference. The \”Bio\” is short for biotechnology, a collective term for the various medical and technical innovations currently gathering great momentum. The \”Partnering\” was a meeting of the minds and monies of businesses in California and Israel, previously separated by thousands of miles, concerned with these innovations. The conference brought together Israeli companies specializing in biotechnology with scores of Southern California firms in biotech, venture capital and marketing, and other businesses eager to join in the Israeli biotechnology boom.
Reaction at Home
Outrage. Sadness. Disappointment. Hope. Jews in L.A. have not only been quick to express their feelings on the events plaguing the Middle East during the past two weeks, they are trying to do their part to make sure that Israel\’s intentions are not distorted in the eyes of public opinion. At press time, no less than three community-wide rallies had been scheduled to demonstrate solidarity with Israel (see page 10).
There to Stay
It\’s Yom Kippur in Israel, and former Los Angeles resident Eve Harow talks about the atmosphere in her adopted homeland of 12 years.
Happiest Days on Earth
Rabbi Dan Moskovitz of Temple Judea in Tarzana says the weeklong festival of Sukkot, from Yom Tov through Chol Hamoed, is a time for families and friends to gather not only to observe the holiday, but to enjoy the peacefulness of sitting together in a sukkah.
Persian Pursuasion
On any given weekday, Elat Market, the Pico-Robertson supermarket, is already a hub of hustle and bustle for the Persian community. So one can imagine the human traffic on the Friday morning before Yom Kippur – getting ready before Shabbat and yontiff. Standing outside the market on this busy morning, it becomes apparent that Elat is somewhat of a de facto community center, a nexus where friends – young and old – run into one another and splinter off into small congregations of conversation.
A Place of Their Own
Reuben Dahan lives just down the block from his nearest synagogue. Yet every Shabbat, for the past seven years, Dahan, an Israeli immigrant who grew up in Petach Tikvah, has gone the extra mile, literally, to worship at a place he calls his spiritual home.
Jewish Veep Glut
Nat Goldhaber has a suggestion to spice up the political debates leading up to the November elections. How about a lively discussion on the laws of kashrut among the three Jewish candidates running for the vice presidency of the United States of America?
Campaign Kippah
The red-and-white lettering that reads GORE-LIEBERMAN 2000 is already on signs, bumper stickers and buttons. But thanks to Marsha Greenberg of Stamford, Conn., vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman has it stitched on his kippah.
And They Say Kids Today Don’t Care
Changing the world, so they say, begins at home.
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