Talking to Gabby
Gabriela Jacobo, known as Gabby, at age 17 is a rising radio star.
Gabriela Jacobo, known as Gabby, at age 17 is a rising radio star.
As intense mediation continues over the Jewish Community Centers (JCC) crisis, the first effects of the centers\’ collapse are becoming apparent.
Both Temple Beth Am and the Jewish Studies Institute of the Simon Wiesenthal Center hosted Jewish and Christian clergymen earlier this month at interfaith forums at which scriptural sparring and cultural clashes made for heated discussions and ultimately ecumenicalism.
It takes a visit to Argentina to understand just how bad this crisis really is.
Mariano Fainstein hasn\’t seen his wife in almost three months, and he may have to miss his daughter\’s wedding. Because of the recent economic crisis in Argentina, the 52-year-old electronics engineer temporarily left his home in Buenos Aires in hopes of landing a new job in Los Angeles to support his family. He\’s staying with friends in Sherman Oaks while in talks with a company that has expressed interest in him.
If he gets the job, he won\’t be able to go home in time to walk his daughter down the aisle. To make matters worse, he isn\’t sure his wife is willing to join him here.
Several years ago, economist and sociologist Paul Samuelson proposed dividing the world into four categories: the rich countries, the poor countries, Japan and Argentina. Everyone knows the state of rich countries and poor countries. However, no one understands why Japan is doing so well and Argentina so badly.
\”It\’s a war against indigenous people. Arafat was born there, while the other guy is from where, Poland?\”
The rent is paid through December. After that, no one knows where — or if — the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust will have a home.