Test of Fear
Tom Tugend
June 7, 2001
Millions of civilians faced the ultimate test of character when Nazi armies occupied their countries and started deporting their Jewish neighbors.
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June 7, 2001
Winners and Losers
Tom Tugend
June 7, 2001
While the Jewish vote apparently split down the middle in James K. Hahn\’s victory over Antonio Villaraigosa in the contest for mayor, there was bad news and good news for Jewish candidates in other races.
A City of No Rules
Joel Kotkin
June 7, 2001
After decades of politics dominated by racial and ideological coalitions, the city\’s new politics reflect a growing diversity not only between groups but among them.
The Big Win
Rob Eshman
June 7, 2001
Rabbi David H. Ellenson was named president of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). This, as they say, is huge: for Ellenson, for Reform Jewry, for Los Angeles.
Shalhevet Experiences Israel
Judy Lash Balint
June 7, 2001
Even as organizations are canceling their summer Israel programs, for some teens already in Israel the experience is proving invaluable.
Summer in Israel: To send or not to send?
Mike Levy
June 7, 2001
If the point of terrorism is to slowly whittle down the confidence of its targets, it seems to be working.
Searching for a Response
Mike Levy
June 7, 2001
Here in Los Angeles, 7,590 miles away from Israel, many Jews feel the conflict as if it were happening at home.
Heeding a Tenuous Cease-Fire
Eric Silver
June 7, 2001
The suicide bombing last Friday night that killed 20 young Israelis outside a beach-front disco in Tel Aviv trans-formed Israel\’s international image from bully boy to victim.
Painting Nightmares Away
Naomi Pfefferman
June 7, 2001
Thea Robertshaw suffered recurring nightmares long after her parents hid Jews in Nazi-occupied Holland. \”They were always about ominous, faceless soldiers waiting in the dark,\” said the artist, whose dream paintings are on display at the University of Judaism and the ElevenSeven Gallery in Long Beach.
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