His Summer Vacation
Julie Kraim
August 31, 2000
Michael Weinberg\’s intent to discover the remnants of Judaism in the Far East was sparked by his interest in travel, birds and colonialism.
Category
Travel
Cultural Connection
Ruth E. Gruber
August 31, 2000
The scope of this year\’s initiative is a demonstration of a growing interest in European Jewish heritage and Jewish heritage sites that has developed markedly in the past decade.
Avalon in August
Adam Wills
August 17, 2000
Catalina is only 22 miles across the sea from Los Angeles, but to many visitors it feels like a distant land. For one particular community of Sephardic Jews, it\’s that very feeling that has kept them coming back over the past 75 years.
Tiles on the Isle
Adam Wills
August 17, 2000
In 1927, William Wrigley Jr. prompted the Santa Catalina Island Company to invest in the creation of the Catalina Tile Factory after discovering clay deposits on the island. While the operation lasted only 10 years, it turned out tiles and decorative ware that were cherished by collectors.In 1997, 60 years after the factory closed its doors, Cynthia Seider brought back the art of tile painting to Avalon for a cause that she cherishes.
A Delegate’s Guide to Jewish Downtown
Jerry Friedman
August 3, 2000
The Journal asked Jerry Friedman-Habush, who runs regular tours of Jewish Los Angeles, to compile a self-guided one.
Eating and Praying Near Downtown
Jewish Journal
August 3, 2000
Guide to eating and praying close to downtown Los Angeles.
Visiting Vietnam
Eric H
July 6, 2000
Surprises and paradoxes littered the cityscapes of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Hanoi during my two-week April trip to Vietnam.
Jewish Vietnam
Eric H
July 6, 2000
While there\’s not exactly a Jewish angle on Vietnam, the curious traveler with a penchant for history, art, culture, and fine food will probably find a trip quite rewarding.
Ghosts on the Beach
Charlotte Hildebrand
June 15, 2000
I arrived in Miami Beach one morning last week on a mission: to find the last kosher hotel in South Beach, an ultra-hip area of restaurants, clubs and shops that used to be the hub of Florida Jewish life.Today you can drive along Ocean Drive (inch along is more like it) and see scores of suburban teenagers and sophisticated European tourists sitting at Art Deco restaurants and hotels, sipping their lattes and looking to be seen, but you won\’t find many Jews. South Beach is where Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his mansion and where Gloria Estefan, Madonna and Sylvester Stallone all have had multimillion-dollar homes at one time or another.
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