Couscous for the Soul
Marlene Adler Marks
January 11, 2001
Pauline Bebe, France\’s first and only female rabbi, was in town last week, soaking up not only the winter California warmth but our spiritual rays, too.
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January 11, 2001
Your Letters – January 12-18,2001
Jewish Journal
January 11, 2001
The National Council of Jewish Women is not the only Jewish organization opposed to the nomination of Sen. John Ashcroft for U.S. attorney general (\”Ashcroft or Not,\” Jan. 5).
Sharing Dreams
Mike Levy
January 11, 2001
It\’s a rainy Monday morning, and youth from Watts and Beverly Hills are sitting together in the auditorium of David Starr Jordan High School in South Central L.A. Rabbi Marc Schneier and Martin Luther King III share a stage, and even the ninth-graders are paying attention.
Combating Prejudice
Jane Ulman
January 11, 2001
Although only 23 miles apart, Milken Community High School in Bel Air and Jordan High School in South Central might as well exist in different worlds.
Jewish Germany’s Growth
Tom Tugend
January 11, 2001
\”My message to American Jews visiting Berlin is: We\’re not the last Jewish remnant but a vital, growing community. Help us develop.\”\n
Stepping Out
Debra Isaacs
January 11, 2001
The day before Ramadan began, the Islamic Cultural Center of Southern California buzzed with the cadences of prayer and the exhortations of lecturers answering questions about the month-long fast.
Hip Historians
Michael Aushenker
January 11, 2001
The quiet hallways of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern California (JHS) are teeming with something you wouldn\’t expect: young blood.
Linking to the Past
Michael Aushenker
January 11, 2001
Darlene Basch has always had a fiery independent streak. Born and raised in Queens, the former Darlene Chakin was taking the F train by herself into Manhattan well before she had her Bat Mitzvah. Basch\’s mother, a Holocaust survivor, wanted young Darlene to be able to rely on herself, just in case.\n
Musical Gift
Beverly Gray
January 11, 2001
Anya Karlin has been fascinated with opera since the age of 4, when she was invited to join the cast of \”Madame Butterfly.\” At 10, while performing in a Chanukah concert, she discovered the joys of singing in Yiddish.
Good Deeds
Beverly Gray
January 11, 2001
When Becca Yuré turned 13, her enthusiasm for pandas became the focus of her Bat Mitzvah celebration.
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