What They Did for Love
Beverly Gray
June 1, 2000
The Los Angeles Ulpan is one of the nation\’s oldest Israel trips geared to teenagers.
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Travel
Shanghai Seder
Miriam Widman
June 1, 2000
China\’s bustling financial center, home to about 13 million, is also a temporary home to about 200 Jews.
5 Steps to Choosing a Camp
Jewish Journal
May 25, 2000
Sure, there\’s going to be bugs. And food that\’s fun to make fun of. And a couple of bouts of homesickness. But camping, the experts agree, is good for children. \”It\’s a great equalizer,\” says Arthur Pinchev, director of youth and family programming at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, \”It\’s one place where kids can really be kids,\” away from the pressures of school and family life.
Pedaling Through the Past
Gabe Levenson
May 4, 2000
The series of innovative biking tours is developed by his Historical Cycling International, a recent entry in the growing field of Jewish-oriented travel services.
A Look at Jewish Germany
Wendy Belzberg
March 16, 2000
Throughout the nation you will find hundreds of fascinating memorials remembering victims, as well as Jewish sites both old and new.
Two-Man War on Poverty
Hillel Goldberg
January 13, 2000
Last week, one hour and 15 minutes peeled away 12 years of presumption.
Approaching The Millennium
Avi Machlis
December 16, 1999
Melodic harmonies echo through Dominus Flevit, a small-but-quaint church on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, as a group of 30 Christian Bible scholars and pastors sing \”Hallelujah to the Lord,\” first in English, then Hebrew.
Built in 1955 on the ruins of an ancient church, the teardrop-shaped structure commands a breathtaking view of the eastern walls of Jerusalem\’s Old City. According to Christian tradition, Jesus, knowing his prophetic message would be rejected, wept here as he viewed the illusion of a tranquil city that, in fact, was bitterly divided, its Jewish population suffering under a brutal Roman occupation.
Staying Put
Burt Prelutsky
November 25, 1999
I understand that most people like to see the sights for themselves. Me, I\’d rather look at the picture.
Crypto – Jews Unmasked
Naomi Pfefferman
August 5, 1999
This past October I found myself, along with four other North American Jewish journalists, flying business class — a wonderful way to fly — to Croatia on Lufthansa Airlines.
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Tom Tugend
July 2, 1998
The seder was a huge success, setting an all-time record for a Jewish holiday observance in Beijing.
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