‘Three Stories’: From Krakow to L.A.
Michael Aushenker
February 11, 1999
The world was a different place for writer-director Pavel Vogler when he arrived here from Poland six years ago.
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February 11, 1999
Her Story of Resurrection and of Human Resiliency
Rabbi Jack Riemer
February 11, 1999
\”A Woman\’s Voice\”
by Marlene Adler Marks
(On The Way Press, $l2.95)
Every Friday afternoon, before Shabbat begins, I go for my Marlene Adler Marks fix.
A Hero’s Welcome
Naomi Pfefferman
February 11, 1999
To read this straightforward and endearing memoir is to understand why its author would add his maternal grandparents to an honor roll of the rich and famous.
An Advertising Tale
Rob Eshman
February 11, 1999
After two years of nonstop global touring in support of her band\’s two albums, a weary Powell found herself in a state of flux earlier this week — without a permanent place to call home — just days away from recording the follow up to Save Ferris\’ 1997 major label debut, \”This Means Everything.\”
Common Sense and Common Ground
Rabbi Avi Shafran
February 11, 1999
If one didn\’t know better (and many, unfortunately, don\’t), one might have thought that the new millennium had dawned 11 months early, and had heralded an entirely unexpected second coming in Israel — that of Jim Crow, with non-Orthodox Jews as his victims.
‘Shalom,’Friend’
Eric Silver
February 11, 1999
Israel mourned King Hussein this week as one of its own. The government ordered flags flown at half-mast on all public buildings.
Cinema Judaica
Michael Aushenker
February 11, 1999
In years past, the Sundance Film Festival — a two-week marathon of industry schmoozing, skiing and screenings in Park City, Utah — has served as the launching pad for Jewish independent cinema.
A Call for Support
Ruth Stroud
February 11, 1999
Few people look forward to being asked for money. But Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles\’ largest single day of fund raising each the year, is the exception.
The Laws of Life
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
February 11, 1999
Among those who left Egypt, there were two — Berel and Shmerel. As slaves, these two had grown so accustomed to looking down at the ground, they could no longer lift their eyes.
Magic Jews
Naomi Pfefferman
February 11, 1999
Steve Spill\’s father was one of the first managers of the Magic Castle. Not surprisingly, growing up around the Castle cast its spell on Spill, who went on to forge a 20-year career as a professional magician.
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