Artifacts of a Survivor
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
October 3, 2002
In 1949, 16-year-old Ernest Michel never dreamed that the very belt and pants he wore at Auschwitz would become treasured relics in a special exhibit.
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October 3, 2002
Mother Weathers Terror’s ‘Storm’
Helen Schary Motro
October 3, 2002
Either excoriated as illegal conquerors or praised as pioneers, Jews living in the territories conquered by Israel in the Six-Day War are never portrayed neutrally.
A Taste for Yiddish
Naomi Pfefferman
October 3, 2002
Every Saturday afternoon when he was 7, Aaron Paley ate lunch with his older siblings and begged to hear what they\’d learned at Yiddish Kindershul that morning.
The Dish on the Deli
Judy Bart Kancigor
October 3, 2002
Jonathan Gold knows his pastrami. He should. As restaurant critic to Gourmet magazine, he has sampled delis from coast to coast (by his count, 20 last week in New York alone).
Europe’s Harms to China’s Arms
Sally Ogle Davis
October 3, 2002
Just when it seems that all the World War II and Holocaust stories have been told, a little-known tale from a far corner of the world comes along to add another dimension to the saga of the Shoah.
What’s In a Name?
Rob Eshman
October 3, 2002
I check surnames. It\’s a reflex, and I can\’t help it. If you\’re like most Jews I know, you do it too.
Cedars-Sinai Ministers to Spiritual Needs
Gaby Wenig
October 3, 2002
\”A woman came into my office yesterday needing to make a decision about the amputation of her husband\’s leg,\” said Rabbi Levi Meier, the chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. \”It was a very difficult case, because her husband cannot give proper, informed consent, because his mind is not functioning anymore
Who Are the Journalists?
Yizchok Adlerstein
October 3, 2002
We love to hate them, those journalists who wield so much power and never quite get the facts right.
Intifada Fruits: A Palestinian Perspective
Muhammed El-Hasan
October 3, 2002
What were the Palestinians thinking when they revolted against Israel two years ago?
Just Say No to NPR
Andrea Levin
October 3, 2002
Recent boycotts of media outlets, launched mostly by grass-roots groups concerned about anti-Israel bias, have prompted criticism from a few establishment Jewish organizations that have argued that because the Jews and Israel have been the victims of boycotts, the tactic is illegitimate and immoral.
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