A Reason to Party
Eric Silver
August 8, 2002
After Osama bin Laden demolished the World Trade Center, then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani made a point of dining out in Manhattan.
Category
August 8, 2002
Criticism Remains
Gene Lichtenstein
August 8, 2002
Shortly after the bomb went off at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, killing seven and wounding more than 80, David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, sent off a strongly worded statement of sympathy.
Victims of Terror
Gaby Wenig
August 8, 2002
Vered Kashani, 29, was on the phone arranging hotel rooms for 22 Israeli terror victims scheduled to visit Los Angeles on Aug. 15, when she glanced at her computer and saw there had been an attack in the Emmanuel settlement in Israel.
The Golden Calf
Abby Gilad
August 8, 2002
We are entering the homestretch. Aug. 9 is the first of Elul, the last month in the Jewish calendar.
Your Letters
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2002
Was the Hebrew University bombing not an attack against the United States and its citizens (\”Terror on Campus,\” Aug. 2)?
Is France Anti-Semitic?
Joel Kotkin
August 8, 2002
It has become something of a cliché among Jews here in America, and in Israel as well, that Europe is now experiencing a virulent new wave of anti-Semitism.
Open France’s Eyes to Hatred
Gaby Wenig
August 8, 2002
Although Shelley Ventura-Cohen had been to France several times before as a tourist with an interest in French culture,this visit — on an American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) mission to counteract French anti-Semitism — was unique.
Why I Stopped Hating France
David Suissa
August 8, 2002
A few months ago, in the aftermath of violent attacks against Jews in France, I stood with other activists in front of the French consulate in Los Angeles accusing the country of being anti-Semitic and yelling, \”Shame on France.\”
French Teens in L.A. Share Their Fears
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
August 8, 2002
From a distance, the 23 teens hanging out in the Adat Ari El courtyard in Valley Village look like American high school students on a break between classes.
Sharon’s Fine Line
Leslie Susser
August 8, 2002
As Palestinian terrorism takes an ever-increasing toll, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is seeking to walk a fine line: taking tougher measures to deter terrorists without escalating the situation further.
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