Jewish Drama Abounds
Naomi Pfefferman
May 31, 2001
In the last weeks of spring, Jewish-themed theater is busting out all over Los Angeles:
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May 31, 2001
Talks, Attacks, Resume
David Landau
May 31, 2001
Lurching wildly from disaster to miraculous salvation to more death and mayhem, emotionally drained Israelis watched with little optimism this week as a new American peace envoy tried to offer hope in the eight-months-old violence with the Palestinians.
Blue and White in Bangkok
Rob Kutner
May 31, 2001
Shabbat in Bangkok? What business does a partisan of the 613 mitzvot have in a city of 1,000 temptations?
Pushing for the Jewish Vote
Mike Levy
May 31, 2001
The Jewish vote, which in recent years has played a significant role in supporting the victor, may very well be one of the factors to swing this race.
Why I’m Supporting Hahn
Rabbi Allen I. Freehling
May 31, 2001
Several months before he publicly announced his candidacy, Jim Hahn and I met for lunch. As is typical of our conversations that have spanned the years I have lived and served here, we concentrated on what needs to be done to improve the lives of all our diverse peoples.
Why I Support Villaraigosa
Howard Welinsky
May 31, 2001
Having personally witnessed him in action, many times displaying courage and a passion for outstanding public policy, I know Antonio Villaraigosa has the capacity to be a great mayor.
Heroes’ Stories Discovered Again
Tom Tugend
May 31, 2001
\n\”The Jews of Ethiopia: A Personal Journey Back to Their Past\” consists of a collection of some 60 black-and-white photos taken by Dr. Wolf Leslau during a number of explorations of the Ethiopian hinterlands, starting in the mid-1940s.
Childhood Echoes Onstage
Naomi Pfefferman
May 31, 2001
The two voices began screaming inside Murray Mednick\’s head the minute he sat down to write a play some years ago. The characters were arguing viciously about money.\n\nThey sounded alarmingly familiar.
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