Madeleine’s War
Rob Eshman
February 14, 2002
The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic got underway at the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague this week.
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February 14, 2002
No Laughing Matter
Naomi Pfefferman
February 14, 2002
Don\’t get Howard Rosenberg started on the snobs who dismiss sitcoms as trash.\n\nThe Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times TV critic thinks they\’re an American art form, which is why he\’s hosting \”The Serious Side of Laughter,\” a panel discussion about television comedy Feb. 17 at the University of Judaism. The panelists — responsible for some of the biggest yuks on the tube — include Sam Simon of the groundbreaking animated series \”The Simpsons,\” Judd Apatow of the quirky college romp \”Undeclared,\” Phil Rosenthal of \”Everybody Loves Raymond\” and Larry Wilmore of \”The Bernie Mac Show.\”
The Porn Star and the Rabbi
Carin Davis
February 14, 2002
Did you hear the one about the rabbi, the porn star and the adult magazine editor? They don\’t walk into a bar, they walk into a synagogue.
Facing Each Other
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
February 14, 2002
I am sitting in my old seat in the study hall of Yeshivat Har Etzion, tucked away in the Judean hills, having completed a week of solidarity visits, catching up with old friends and attending inspiring and enlightening lectures. As a Bible teacher, I could not resist the opportunity to take a siyur tanakhi (Bible outing) with my old friend \”Jabo,\” an experienced tour guide .
The Parking Spot Theory
J.D. Smith
February 14, 2002
Here\’s my \”Parking Spot Theory\”: Let\’s say you\’re driving around, looking for a parking spot and you can\’t find one. You drive around the block again and, still, nothing. You look up ahead at the other cars circling the block and no one is getting a parking spot. Frustration builds. Then, suddenly, a spot opens up and the guy ahead of you pulls into it. The first thing you think is, \”Damn, that could\’ve been my parking spot.\” Disappointment. Anger.
Around the Orange
Gustavo Arellano
February 14, 2002
It\’s a couple of hours before the Anti-Defamation League\’s (ADL) quarterly Orange County Jewish-Latino roundtable group and Joyce Greenspan is worried.
The Music Men
Naomi Pfefferman
February 14, 2002
Move over Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.\n\nThe Three Jewish Tenors are coming to the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa next month, accompanied by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.
A Time for Funds
Andrea Adelson
February 14, 2002
Even as its executive board starts a search to replace its top administrator, the Jewish Federation of Orange County will intensify its annual fundraisng drive over the next two months.
Eulogies:Benjamin Alan Eder
Jewish Journal
February 14, 2002
Benjamin Alan Eder died on Dec. 11, 2001, lost at sea along with three other men aboard the F/V Nesika, at age 21.
Indirect Victims
Rachel Pomerance
February 14, 2002
An alarming number of at-risk children are among the Jewish victims of Argentina\’s economic collapse.
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