Peace Talk
Jewish Journal
March 19, 1998
Beit Shalom is a newly minted coalition of 16American Jewish groups \”dedicated to the advancement of peace andreligious pluralism in Israel.\”
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Community
Not For Sale
Ruth Stroud
March 12, 1998
An estimated 400 people packed the auditorium atthe Westside Jewish Community Center Tuesday night, prepared to chidethe leaders of the Jewish Community Centers of Los Angeles forseriously considering an Orthodox Jewish high school\’s offer to buythe center.
Up Front
Jewish Journal
February 26, 1998
Yes, Israel has bigger problems than its cats anddogs. But, as the cliché goes — we think it was original whenGeorge Bernard Shaw said it — the truest measure of a society\’sadvancement is how it treats its animals.
Coming of Age
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
February 26, 1998
Long obscured by its tongue-twister name andmisunderstood ideology, Reconstructionism is coming on strong.
Not in Our BackYard
Naomi Pfefferman
February 26, 1998
There is a new reality of life in the upscaleurban oasis of Hancock Park.
The Orthodox Jewish community is moving in andchanging the face of the neighborhood, says Orthodox activist StanleyTreitel.
Up Front
Jewish Journal
February 19, 1998
Rabbi Michael Beals of B\’nai Tikvah Congregation,a Conservative synagogue in Westchester, was disturbed when he read aLos Angeles Times article in late December that described arson firesat two Orthodox synagogues in the Beverly-Fairfax.
Fine Cut: A Festival of Student Film
William Yelles
February 19, 1998
Student films from throughout Southern California are currentlybeing featured on the three-part KCET series \”Fine Cut: A Festival ofStudent Film,\” airing on Sundays at 10 p.m.
Film School in Two Days
William Yelles
February 19, 1998
Chances are, like most people, you\’ve got an ideafor a blockbuster motion picture playing in your head. The troubleis, you don\’t even know how to buy film. That\’s where Dov S-S Simenssteps in.
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