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June 14, 2001
When Jews Had Game
The red-hot Philly basketball team has a pint-sized but flashy star shooter and an old-school coach who\’s more teacher than tough disciplinarian. The media constantly compares the teams to the biblical David. Sound like America\’s new favorite team, the Philadelphia 76ers, who took on the LA Lakers in this year\’s NBA finals?
Judaism as Transformation
Dr. David Ellenson, a Virginia-bred rabbi who has spent the past 23 years in Los Angeles as a teacher and a communal participant, took some time last week to talk with The Jewish Journal about what his recent appointment to the presidency of Hebrew Union College (HUC) will mean for American Judaism — and for him, his wife, Rabbi Jackie Ellenson, and their five children, ranging in age from 6 to 28.
In Search Of Home
When 20 artists with developmental disabilities began talking about the idea of home and community, they never expected to land their first major exhibition. But the Skirball Cultural Center is now featuring their work in an exhibit called \”In Search of Home.\”
Evil as a Day’s Work
\”There was no shouting or wailing,\” recalls a Nazi army veteran in wonder after watching Polish Jews digging their own graves before being machine-gunned. \”There was a deadly silence.\”
Survivor: The Musical
It was early June, and the clock was ticking ominously for composer William Goldstein.
Searching for ‘Esther’
Wendy Graf\’s new comedy \”The Book of Esther\” focuses on a central character named Mindy, who, like Queen Esther, bravely declares her Jewishness in the face of opposition. Unlike Esther, Mindy doesn\’t save the Jewish people, but confronts her ardently secular family and friends when she discovers her religion.
Open Door
UCLA Hillel recently held one of its first gay-themed programs in years. But with the initiator of the program about to depart, the effort to reach out to gay students may lose steam.
Favorite Son
It was a proud moment for Sam Kermanian when his West Hollywood-based organization, the Iranian-American Jewish Federation (IAJF), welcomed Israel\’s President Moshe Katzav last week.
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