Letters
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2000
The Afterlife as Security Blanket
I very much enjoyed Burt Prelutsky\’s humorous musings about the afterlife (May 5), but underneath his humor he raises some serious questions.
Category
May 18, 2000
7 Days in the Arts
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2000
\”The Ascension of Lili,\” a comedy about beauty, age, sex and suicide, follows a year in the lives of a young aspiring poet and the older woman who initiates him into the languages of love.
The Complete Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2000
America\’s largest bagel chain finds itself in the hole.
The Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp., which owns 539 bagel shops across the United States, announced last month that it won\’t be able to pay off a $125 million debt and may haveto shut down unless it finds new financing.
Out of Dough
Tom Tugend
May 18, 2000
America\’s largest bagel chain finds itself in the hole.
The Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp., which owns 539 bagel shops across the United States, announced last month that it won\’t be able to pay off a $125 million debt and may haveto shut down unless it finds new financing.
Remembering Greenberg
Richard Sandomir
May 18, 2000
In late September 1934, Hank Greenberg, the great Detroit Tigers slugger, chose not to play a crucial game against the Yankees so that he could observe Yom Kippur.
For the Children
Michael Aushenker
May 18, 2000
\”What do we want?\” asked the speaker.
\”Common sense gun laws!\” came the response.
\”When do we want them?\”
\”NOW!\” roared the crowd.
The New Jewish State
Gene Lichtenstein
May 18, 2000
I have been reading a fascinating book, \”The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel\’s Soul,\”\”that has set me to thinking about Jewish identity — both in Israel and in the United States.
Where the Heart Is
Jewish Journal
May 18, 2000
In late September 1934, Hank Greenberg, the great Detroit Tigers slugger, chose not to play a crucial game against the Yankees so that he could observe Yom Kippur.
Adventures in Fundraising
Michael Aushenker
May 18, 2000
I have been reading a fascinating book, \”The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel\’s Soul,\”\”that has set me to thinking about Jewish identity — both in Israel and in the United States.
The PalestinianCapital?
Eric Silver
May 18, 2000
There is a grimy Arabic sign high on the wall of the imposing new building rising on a rocky, ragged hillside in the West Bank village of Abu Dis.
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