A ‘Barbaric’ Act
Matthew E. Berger
February 28, 2002
Was Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl killed because he was Jewish?.
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February 28, 2002
The Light of God
Rabbi Mimi Weisel
February 28, 2002
When we recognize the strengths, the potential, the gifts that others give to the world and us, we can see a glimpse of God in them.
From Ordinary Faces, Extraordinary Ads
Bernard Weinraub
February 28, 2002
Howard Zieff still remembers how he found the people to photograph in 1967 for his most famous advertisement, which had the tag line, \”You don\’t have to be Jewish to love Levy\’s.\”
Meet Me at Third and Fairfax
Charlotte Hildebrand
February 28, 2002
These days, Third and Fairfax is pure traffic mayhem. Bulldozers, big rigs and construction workers jam the city streets and block available driveways. Trying to park at Farmers Market, the historical market and eatery that has drawn locals and tourists for 68 years, is like entering a revolving door and not stopping. Not only is the Market going through a $45-million revival, but a new outdoor shopping mall, The Grove at Farmers Market, is being erected, for a projected March 15 opening, amidst a flurry of dissension and exhilaration.
Muslim Messages
Tom Tugend
February 28, 2002
Amid the profusion of billboards along Southern California freeways, motorists are being startled by a new one. It features seven smiling faces of various ethnicities, with one, a woman wearing a black headscarf, holding a small American flag.\n\n
Almost Olympian
Rachel Brand
February 28, 2002
Although Salt Lake City hosted several Jewish Olympians this year, including figure skater Sasha Cohen, the Olympic games haven\’t always been so welcoming to Jewish athletes.
Community Funding
Wendy J. Madnick
February 28, 2002
An Israel advocacy mobile unit for college campuses. A community rabbi to cover the West San Fernando Valley. A series of cultural events to forge bonds between the Jewish communities of the East Valley. These are just a few of the innovative programs to be launched by grants from The Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance.
Rallying for the Other Victims
Wendy J. Madnick
February 28, 2002
Human rights activist Medea Benjamin held up photo after photo from her recent trip to Afghanistan, each telling a unique horror story.
Religion, Rabbis and Reform
Joel Kotkin
February 28, 2002
The San Fernando Valley secession movement faces almost total opposition from Los Angeles\’ political, civic, academic and media establishments. But over the coming weeks, it is likely to be taking flak from the city\’s religious elite, too.
A Matter of Opinion
Carin Davis
February 28, 2002
Rabbis to your corners. We want a clean fight, a fair fight, and no hitting below the beard. It\’s not the WWF Wrestling Smackdown — it\’s the JSI rabbinical smackdown, brought to you live by the Jewish Studies Institute (JSI) Talkback Series.
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