World Briefs
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
September 27, 2001
Isaac Stern, considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, died Saturday in New York at 81.
Category
September 27, 2001
Back on Track?
David Landau
September 27, 2001
It is too early to tell whether the long-awaited and controversial meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat will produce a true cease-fire and a resumption of peace negotiations between the two sides.
17 Years Ago: Echoes of History
Marlene Adler Marks
September 27, 2001
Ecclesiastes was right: Even in a world clouded by international terrorism, there\’s nothing new under the sun.
Decorating Your Sukkah
Abby Gilad
September 27, 2001
Why do we build the sukkah? To be reminded of our ancestors\’ lives in the desert, when they lived in huts made from branches and leather.
The Shiva Call
Amy Klein
September 27, 2001
The debris is the same. The thin sliver of building — the one on the Sept. 14 cover of The Jewish Journal — is the same, hovering precariously over the wreckage but somehow not falling.
Muslims Against Jihad
Larry Derfner
September 27, 2001
Here is President George W. Bush on Islam: \”Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah.\”
Trying to Talk
Tom Tugend
September 27, 2001
Relations between Southern California\’s 600,000 Jews and 500,000 Muslims, which have been marked by roller coaster-like ups and downs over a 50-year history, have hit near bottom in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Islam Hijacked
Reuven Firestone
September 27, 2001
The queries have come in steadily since the great increase in suicide bombings by Muslim Palestinians during the past year, but since Sept. 11, they have come virtually non-stop.
Tune In to Israel
Tom Tugend
September 27, 2001
A newly formed Israel-based television network has begun transmitting programs around the clock to expatriates in the United States and Canada and to anyone else who want to stay in touch with news, education, music, sports and sitcoms in the Jewish State.
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