Crowning Achievements
Michael Aushenker
November 18, 1999
The jewelry Lily Rachel Kaufman creates has been turning up everywhere.
Category
November 18, 1999
Moses: A Life
Helen Schary Motro
November 18, 1999
Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume.
Plays by David Mamet
Helen Schary Motro
November 18, 1999
When David Mamet, the son of brilliant but emotionally abusive parents, was growing up in Chicago, his mother told him, according to The New Yorker profile of the playwright, \”I love you, but I don\’t like you.\”
Speechless in Ramallah
Jewish Journal
November 18, 1999
\”It was a great week for the Hillary-bashers,\” said one senior campaign adviser. \”But the election is still a year away. This was a lesson. Hopefully she\’ll learn it.\” But maybe she won\’t.
Two Men
Jewish Journal
November 18, 1999
There are two men in town this week — our century, at least the second half of it, stamped indelibly on them. Or, perhaps more accurately, it is they who have placed their stamp on our history. The men? Elie Wiesel and Bob Moses. They could not be more different.
Cohn in China
Jewish Journal
November 18, 1999
Arthur Cohn used the occasion of a retrospective of his works at the Shanghai International Film Festival to premiere his latest documentary, \”Children of the Night.\”
Unhappily Ever After?
Michael Aushenker
November 18, 1999
Several weeks after I saw \”Life is Beautiful\”, it occurred to me that, historically, overtly Jewish characters in cinema (all six of them…) seem perpetually shortchanged in relationships. Something always prevents a Jew from living \”happily ever after.\” So where are our happy endings?
Is Bradley Good for Jews?
Michael Shapiro
November 18, 1999
As Bill Bradley takes on Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party\’s presidential nomination, Jews, who make up one of the most consistent voting blocs within the party, are taking stock of Bradley\’s career and his relationship with the Jewish community.
Traditional Home
Beverly Gray
November 18, 1999
Daniel Gordis is able to communicate parent-to-parent. He understands that today\’s moms and dads often feel unsure of their own stance toward Judaism.
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