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January 27, 2000
‘One Day’ Masterfully Reconstructs 1972 Olympic Crisis
Through a day and night of unbearable suspense, eight terrorists invaded the Olympic Village in Munich and took 11 Israeli sportsmen hostage, killing two outright.\n\nAfter hours of tense negotiations, a bungled German rescue effort ended with the remaining nine Israelis and five of the terrorists dead on the tarmac of the Munich airport. After a memorial service, the games resumed in full force.
100 Photos by Teens in L A and Tel Aviv
A bubbie standing in front of the colorful mural on the Workman\’s Circle building in West Los Angeles. Shopkeepers on Fairfax Avenue. The Tel Aviv skyline lit by a thousand cars on a freeway at night.
Showdown in Miami Beach
If you\’re searching for clues as to what\’s in store next Election Day, you could do worse than to start your search in Miami Beach.
Deborah Lipstadt’s Trial and Us
Anita Hirsh of Studio City has suggested that those of us who know Deborah Lipstadt, as well as those who have only read about her recently, send a message of encouragement, support and, in general, thanks for her present stand.
Hillel Students Return From Israel 2000 Trip
Last year, when philanthropists Michael Steinhardt and Charles Bronfman decided to give the gift of Israel to thousands of young Jews, skeptics wondered whether there would be any takers.
Addressing the Cost of Peace
Six California congressional representatives, two potential Los Angeles mayoral candidates, and several other elected officials joined the two senators at the Warner Center Marriot Hotel. \”It\’s All About Relationships,\” the daylong conference\’s appropriate title, focused on Jewish activist concerns — both Mideast and local.
Community Briefs
The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Lenny Bruce, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen and, of course, Seinfeld. The history of American comedy is the history of America\’s funniest Jews.
Undeniable Truth
Irving is suing Lipstadt and her British publisher, Penguin Books, over passages in her book, \”Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory.\”
Turning Knowledge into Power
The connection between Jewish women and cancer is unsettling, even terrifying, yet undeniably real.
New Articles
“Screams Before Silence”
Remembering Ken Holtzman, Outstanding Jewish Pitcher for the Cubs and A’s.
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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