Not in My Back Yard
Wendy J. Madnick
October 15, 1998
Councilman Michael Feuer, a strong supporter of the project, said he was thrilled with the vote and hoped to eventually overcome the homeowners\’ objections.
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News
‘One of the Most Dismal Sessions Ever’
James D
October 15, 1998
Asked to discuss the accomplishments of the 105th Congress, which erupted last week in a frenzy of last-minute wheeling and dealing as lawmakers tried to avert another politically costly government shutdown, Rep. Ben Cardin\’s response was succinct.
Politics
James D
October 8, 1998
LAPD officer Terri Utley says that since Los Angeles is such a diverse, multicultural place, it\’s difficult to know sometimes what the taboos and customs are in different groups. \”Our goal is to serve, cooperate and not offend,\” she says.
US Pressures Israeli Withdrawal
Jewish Journal
October 8, 1998
The existential dangers to Israel posed by Iraq and Iran were major reasons Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians and pursued peace with Syria.
Alive and Kicking
Naomi Pfefferman
October 8, 1998
Aaron Paley, 41, grew up living and breathing Yiddish.\nHis world was a community of leftist Jews who considered the radical Workmen\’s Circle the reichte, the right wing.
L.A. 5758 Sephardic Spirit
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 6, 1998
To understand the mystic approach to life that suffuses the Pinto Torah Center, simply listen to Rabbi Yaakov Pinto tell the story of how his parents met.
Inspiration Points
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
September 24, 1998
\”Yiddishkayt Los Angeles\” is returning this month with an eight-day fete, \”Yiddishkayt! A Celebration for All Ages — The New Face of an Enduring Culture.\”
Twenty Years and Counting
Tom Tugend
September 24, 1998
With 400,000 dues-paying families, it claims to be the largest Jewish membership organization anywhere and has evolved from a self-defined Center for Holocaust Studies into what Hier says is \”a human rights organization… that fights intolerance and anti-Semitism around the world.\”
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