We volunteered with the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), a nonprofit organization devoted to ending poverty by furthering sustainable development and promoting international human rights.
The party of Lincoln has indeed made some inroads with its strong support for Israel and an assertive foreign policy. For many at this November gathering, the terror attacks of Sept. 11 and the radical left\’s strident rhetoric against Israel led them to do the formerly unthinkable.
In a world of cryptocreative fitness classes like flamenco yoga and aerobic pole-dancing, Ping-Pong seems pretty old school.
As a 50-year-old white high school teacher, I\’m well outside the hip-hop demographic. I can\’t dance, have increasingly little fashion sense, and can\’t pull off the permanent scowl required by the true hip-hoppers. But here I am, in the packed and noisy Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, wondering if these two Jewish guys got some innate rhythm sense that I don\’t. And wondering if I can stand the embarrassing spectacle if it turns out that they don\’t.
Oktoberfest is a two-week celebration held in Munich, Germany, during late September and early October. Beer, food and music are the cornerstones of what is the world\’s largest festival, drawing 6 million tourists to the city annually. Cities around the world hold their own Oktoberfests, typically modeled after the Munich event.
When I heard that the Jewish Image Awards were going to be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, all I could think about was that scene in the movie \”Troop Beverly Hills,\” when Shelley Long\’s character, Phyllis Nefler, took her Wilderness Girls to one of the bungalow suites after a storm drenched their campsite.
Frankie Muniz, star of the TV show, \”Malcolm in the Middle,\” had little idea what he was making as he glued colored cotton balls and beads onto a metallic container with a slot on top.
In a tent on an ashen desert plain, seven Jews take refuge against the beating sun.
It\’s the contrasts that make life interesting.
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