Still, it seems, Elie Wiesel is uneasy in his dual roles of inward-looking writer and public activist. He acknowledges a certain degree of self-censorship, particularly in writing about his confrontations with leaders in Israel, American Jewish spokesmen and certain Holocaust scholars.
I understand that most people like to see the sights for themselves. Me, I\’d rather look at the picture.
Breitburn has submitted an application to the city zoning board for an expansion. The public will have a chance to air their thoughts and learn more about the project at a hearing before the zoning administrator on Thurs., Dec. 2 at 4 pm at the Holiday Inn Select, 1150 South Beverly Dr.
My Granny was gleeful, giving us the best part of her, as we gathered in her kitchen on the first day of the joyous holiday — Chanukah — the \”Festival of Lights\”.
Jewish Expo 2000 — an 8,000 square foot traveling museum of Jewish history and culture — arrives at the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus in West Hills following a successful world tour, including its latest stop in Sydney, Australia.
In a concert entitled \”The Light of Helfman-Generations of Music from the Brandeis-Bardin Institute\”, which celebrates Max Helfman, founder of Brandeis Bardin\’s Summer Arts Institute, the LAJS will inaugurate its sixth season with a performance of Handel\’s triumphant \”Judas Maccabeus\” in a Yiddish translation by Helfman.
The UJC, formed through the merger of the Council of Jewish Federations and the United Jewish Appeal, became legal Nov. 17, according to papers filed with New York State.
\”Being that the Jewish community is relatively small, Jews are reluctant to seek help,\” says therapist Dr. Susan M. Davis, citing the continued stigma attached to such psychological afflictions.
When the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles celebrated the launch of its anti-illiteracy program KOREH Los Angeles in September, the focus was on educators and celebrities to read children\’s books to kids. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the spotlight at that event were some local women who are equally vital in the campaign against illiteracy: the creators of the children\’s books themselves.
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