IDF Could Target Gaza Next
Naomi Segal
October 10, 2002
A new Israeli military operation has many wondering if the army now has the Gaza Strip in its sights.
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October 10, 2002
Passion for Politics
Wendy J. Madnick
October 10, 2002
Amanda Susskind doesn\’t look like she was raised in Berkeley. With her tweedy, conservative suits, paired with sweater sets and pearls, the new West Coast director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) doesn\’t look like she was brought up anywhere near the laid back, hippie haven.
Chains of Support
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 10, 2002
Two days after her radical breast cancer surgery last May, Missy Stein hit that moment where all the emotional and physical implications of her condition came crashing in on her.
But then she remembered Sari Abrams\’ words.
Religion Blossoms for Bialik
Michele Goldman
October 10, 2002
Mayim Bialik\’s nickname on campus is \”Super Jew.\” The down-to-earth 26-year-old who starred for five years in the hit sitcom \”Blossom\” has ceased acting, focusing her attention instead on Judaism.
Woman of the Book
Beverly Gray
October 10, 2002
Sherrill Kushner\’s crusade on behalf of the Santa Monica Public Library system began with her realization that Jews are the People of the Book.
Jewish Women Fight for Choice
Charlotte Hildebrand
October 10, 2002
Fran Teller of the National Council of Jewish Women known as \”Madame NCJW,\” is one of the many Jewish women who keep a vigilant watch over reproductive freedoms in the United States. She has been active on the issue even before the U.S. Supreme Court\’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that gave women the right to chose an abortion — and she is concerned.
Knesset to Get First Openly Gay Legislator
Naomi Segal
October 10, 2002
Activists in Israel\’s gay and lesbian community are hailing the upcoming swearing in of the Knesset\’s first openly gay member, calling it a breakthrough in their efforts for greater recognition.
Hate Drives Jews Back to Spain
Hillel Landes
October 10, 2002
Growing anti-Semitism and poor economic prospects are threatening to extinguish two Jewish communities on the North African coast.
Einstein in China Not Just a Legend
Tom Tugend
October 10, 2002
The China-bound exhibit of Albert Einstein, once canceled, is back on track — maybe.
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