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June 1, 2000
Of Course
I had been to Israel before and was on my way there again. I had gotten this \”of course\” business before, from store clerks, bellboys, even strangers on the street, and it didn\’t seem to matter whether or not my question was a stupid one.
World Briefs
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Second Thought
The Holocaust destroyed any notion of God that Helga Newmark may have previously contemplated. But more than 50 years later, Newmark, 67, has been ordained a rabbi, marking the end of a long journey riddled with hurdles.
Promoting Holocaust Denial
There is an eerie consistency to the mishandling of the David Irving story in the Los Angeles Times, which again on May 30, as on January 7, allowed itself to be used as a propaganda instrument for Holocaust denial.
Epic Proportions
\”Sunshine\” was created and written (with playwright Israel Horovitz) by Hungarian Jewish director István Szabó, well-known for melding historical and personal themes (\”Mephisto,\” \”Colonel Redl\”), who drew in part on his family history in making the film.
Walking My Baby Back Om
When Ephraim took her hand, \”I was not reaching out to her as a man does to a woman but as a soul reaching out to a soul in mourning,\” he recalls. \”I was very surprised when she wouldn\’t let me take my hand back. She was giving me a green light, and I was intrigued.\”
Torah Portion-Standing Up
There I was standing in front of a tiny prison cell in the maximum security prison on Robben Island, nestled quietly in the harbor of Cape Town, South Africa. I stood in silence, staring at the cell with its three rough wool blankets, its one lonely wooden stool and the small, hard metal bed that stood abandoned in the corner.
Shanghai Seder
China\’s bustling financial center, home to about 13 million, is also a temporary home to about 200 Jews.
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