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January 28, 1999

Torah, Technology and Tolerance

David Wilstein is among the breed of men who built and shaped the postwar Jewish community in Los Angeles.

USC & HUC: A Winning Partnership

In the annals of party-going, the dinner hosted by USC President Steven Sample and his wife, Kathryn, at their impressive San Marino estate home last week, ranked right up near the top.

Prime-Time Rabbi

As part of the edgy juggling-magic-performance act The Mums, back in the 1980s, Albie Selznick ate razor blades, threw knives and produced doves from thin air while juggling torches.

Complaining the Jewish Way

Who are these men perpetually hovering outside the doors of the yeshiva? Who are these children, this gaggle of goslings, and these women, seemingly dutiful and unfazed as they stroll toward their place of prayer? Who are they?

Backing Up Their Claims

In a precedent-setting decision, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday that European companies can be sued in California courts for nonpayment of life insurance policies stemming from the Holocaust era.

The Ghosts of ‘Riga’

While writing an aria based on a speech by Joseph Goebbels, for his 1991 opera, \”The Ghosts of Versailles,\” William M. Hoffman was visited by ghosts of his murdered family.

Debating the Future

The rampant factionalism and firecracker unpredictability that marks Israeli politics these days came visiting Los Angeles last weekend

Is Cloning Good?

Looking for a scenario that\’s chock full of ethical problems? Imagine this: Alexander Schwartz, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician, is severely ill and depressed and has asked his doctor to terminate his life.

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