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April 4, 2002

Still Kicking

Wendy J. Madnick April 4, 2002

Residents and staff of the Jewish Home for the Aging (JHA) gathered March 26 at Eisenberg Village on Victory Boulevard to celebrate the institution\’s 90th anniversary. About two dozen residents participated in blowing out the 10 candles (one for each decade and one for good luck) on the massive birthday cake.

The decorous moment was not without humor. As one bright-eyed resident in her 80s hovered nearby, a staff member asked if she wanted to move closer to watch her friends blow out the candles.

\”Oh, yes,\” she replied. \”I want to make sure they don\’t spit on the cake!\”

Federations Answer the Call

Julie Wiener April 4, 2002

In a campaign reminiscent of one undertaken during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel\’s survival was at stake, the North American federation system is hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Israel in the coming months.

Robert Schrayer, chair of the United Jewish Appeal Federation Campaign of the United Jewish Communities (UJC), said the situation in Israel now \”may be even more drastic than things were in 1973.\”

\”It\’s different because it\’s a different kind of conflict, but just as serious, if not more so,\” he said.

Can Israel Afford to Eliminate Arafat?

Avi Davis April 4, 2002

Burdened with the intrigues of this murderer and terrorist for 40 years, it must now make a crucial final accounting: Is Arafat worth more to them dead or alive?

Options

Rob Eshman April 4, 2002

One of the abiding lessons of the Nazi genocide is that before it happened, few people ever imagined such things were possible.

Yom HaShoah

Abby Gilad April 4, 2002

This coming Tuesday, we will observe Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Being Jan Murray

Hank Rosenfeld April 4, 2002

The first time I saw Jan Murray perform was on my TV in 1964.

Celebrating Length of Days

Charlotte Hildebrand April 4, 2002

The truth was that the Los Angeles Jewish community was not ready to support a spiritual service for the dying.

Getting the Word Out

Michael Aushenker April 4, 2002

Man Ray, the famous surrealist, who — with conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp, the dada of Dada — pushed the boundaries of imagery through his experimental photographs and paintings, was born Emmanuel Radnitzky.

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