Commemorating the Holocaust
Jewish Journal
May 4, 2000
The mud being slung in the San Fernando Valley\’s most closely watched congressional race has a distinctive blue-and-white tinge.
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San Fernando Valley
Listening to Lipstadt
Marlene Adler Marks
May 4, 2000
Vindication has lit a fire under Deborah Lipstadt.
Knox vs. Kuehl
Wendy J. Madnick
March 2, 2000
Voters frequently complain about being forced to choose between the lesser of two evils when it comes to candidates for public office.
Leaving USC
Tom Tugend
February 24, 2000
Dean Morton Owen Schapiro of USC has been named president of Williams College in Massachusetts, one of the country\’s top liberal arts colleges.
Valley Torah Breaks New Ground
Wendy J. Madnick
September 2, 1999
Valley Torah High School, the only Jewish high school located in the San Fernando Valley, is getting a new home.
When Tragedy Strikes…
Michael Aushenker
August 19, 1999
For Lois Weinsaft, the Aug. 10 shooting spree at the North Valley Jewish Community Center (NVJCC) hit close to home.
Rabbis Respond with Concern
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
August 19, 1999
Shoshana, a preschool teacher at the North Valley JCC, looked down a hallway into the barrel of Buford Furrow\’s submachine gun.
Wanting What the West Has
Wendy J. Madnick
July 8, 1999
When people talk about the San Fernando Valley, non-residents may envision a vast sea of shiny new homes and retail areas, schools and parks, joined seamlessly by a pathway of soccer moms driving sports utility vehicles.
In reality, there are two Valleys — the one where the vehicles aren\’t new and the one with the million-dollar tract homes and gated \”communities.\”
Replacing a Legend
Wendy J. Madnick
June 17, 1999
This month sees the official retirement of a Valley legend. Rabbi Eli Schochet of Shomrei Torah will step down after nearly 40 years at the pulpit. Still available for \”life-cycle events,\” the synagogue\’s new rabbi emeritus will be essentially withdrawing from his very public position.
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