Good Jew, Bad Jew
Lilla Zuckerman
February 6, 2003
There are certain levels of \”Jewishness\” — and I am not talking about Reform vs. Orthodox.
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February 6, 2003
Call of West Draws Rabbi to Challenge
Andrea Adelson
February 6, 2003
Career management advisers would probably be appalled by Stuart Altshuler\’s decision.
Spurning job offers from synagogues in New York\’s Great Neck and Florida\’s Palm Beach, as well as rejecting the guaranteed incumbency of a large Chicago shul, last summer Altshuler departed for Mission Viejo.
Valley Yeshiva Seeking to Lure City Jews Over the Mountains
Gaby Wenig
February 6, 2003
It\’s Thursday night at Toras Hashem, an outreach yeshiva in North Hollywood and some 40 people are here to hear Rabbi Zvi Block\’s weekly Torah
portion sermon.
Mrs. Judy: Rescuer of the Syrian Jews
Andrea Adelson
February 6, 2003
For 28 years, Canadian Judith Feld Carr ran a clandestine rescue network that spirited most of Syria\’s Jews from captivity. Her little-known heroic feat rivals that of celebrated Holocaust saviors such as Oskar Schindler.
Jewish Film Fest to Make O.C. Debut
Andrea Adelson
February 6, 2003
Terry Paule wanted her weekends to include Jewish-infused events, which she was hard pressed to find when she moved to Orange County in 2000.
Do Film Festivals Build Jewish Identity?
Joe Berkofsky
February 6, 2003
The study, \”Can Watching a Movie Lead to Greater Jewish Affiliation?\” insists that the burgeoning Jewish film festival scene holds not only big box-office potential, but the possibility of moving unaffiliated Jews \”along the continuum of Jewish involvement.\”
Her Yen for CinemaSparks Film Fest
Andrea Adelson
February 6, 2003
While spending five years in Hong Kong, Terry Paule turned to movie watching as an accessible medium that helped her stay current with trends in the United States and elsewhere.
Remembering the Comedians
Peter Ephross
February 6, 2003
Walking into Lillian Lux\’s Lower East Side home in New York is like entering a museum of Yiddish theater. The apartment holds a photo of Lux and her husband — the late Yiddish actor Pesach\’ke Burstein — from an appearance in Argentina in the late 1930s. There also is a picture of Lux, Burstein and their actor-son, Mike, who now lives in Los Angeles, at a benefit for wounded Israeli soldiers.
Bogeymen Unmasked
Tom Tugend
February 6, 2003
\”Promises\” is a beautiful documentary and, in light of the daily body count of Israeli and Palestinian victims, a heartbreaking film.
Long Beach Rabbi Receives NCJW Award
Journal Staff
February 6, 2003
For using his pulpit and pen to advocate for fair housing, civil rights and opposition to the Vietnam war, Rabbi Wolli Kaelter, a rabbi laureate of Long Beach\’s Temple Israel, will be the recipient of an award by the National Council of Jewish Women on Feb. 18.
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