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February 24, 2000

Double Duty

Beverly Gray February 24, 2000

A highlight of the annual religious school educators conference sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education is always the presentation of the Lainer Awards. These cash awards, established in 1989, go to talented educators who help perpetuate Jewish traditions and values in a religious school setting. Most of the winners have an in-depth knowledge of Judaica, and have committed much of their professional lives to Jewish institutions.
Such is the case of Neal

Education Briefs

Tom Tugend February 24, 2000

A highlight of the annual religious school educators conference sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education is always the presentation of the Lainer Awards. These cash awards, established in 1989, go to talented educators who help perpetuate Jewish traditions and values in a religious school setting. Most of the winners have an in-depth knowledge of Judaica, and have committed much of their professional lives to Jewish institutions.

Where Ethics Meets Education

Michael Aushenker February 24, 2000

The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles will hold a day-long \”Early Childhood Day of Learning for Parents\” aimed at giving parents and educators the tools to cement Hillel\’s ideas in children.

Emergency Meeting

Michael Aushenker February 24, 2000

Experts from Turkey, Uzbekistan and Los Angeles converged in Tel Aviv last month to trade disaster response strategies with Israelis. United by a shared history of disasters — natural and man-made — specialists in the forefront of emergency care attended the week-long International Seminar on Emergency Situations — organized by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The event was held at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Endpaper

Tom Tugend February 24, 2000

Israel has never seen anything this glitzy. True, there have been neon menorahs for Chanukah and light bulbs outlining Israel\’s numerical age on Independence Days. But this is another ball game altogether. Hundreds of thousands of people driving on the Israeli freeway this week have looked up at an electric millennium welcome reminiscent of Times Square.

Yiddishist Yarns

Louis Gordon February 24, 2000

\”They didn\’t know I was a Yiddish writer,\” Batt says with a wry smile. \”Publicly I wrote in Ukrainian. But at home I wrote stories in Yiddish, and nobody knew about them; even my family. In my heart I considered myself first and foremost a Yiddish writer.\”

Virtual Alumni

Julia Goldman February 24, 2000

High up on the list of America\’s top philanthropies rank premier schools and universities: Harvard, Emory, Stanford, Columbia and Duke.

Worshipping Suburbia

Naomi Pfefferman February 24, 2000

Eric Mendelsohn admits to a sentiment that is rather unfashionable for a New York independent filmmaker: He loves the suburbs.

What’s the Jewish Stake in LAUSD?

Eric Roth February 24, 2000

Helen Burnstein, the former president of the United Teachers of Los Angles, used to argue, \”Teachers want what students need.\” Many Jewish educators and parents feel the same way about Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). \”Jews want what LAUSD needs.\” Educational excellence, higher standards, and more enrichment activities have become the mantras of educational reformers.

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