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April 24, 2003

Baklava and Bombs

Sami Michael, an Iraqi-born novelist who writes about the clash of Arab and Jewish cultures, knows what it\’s like to be a part of a beleaguered minority.

Commemorating the Warsaw Uprising

On April 19, 1943, heavily armed Nazi troops penetrated into the Warsaw Ghetto with a grim goal: the liquidation of the ghetto and the deportation of the last remnants of Warsaw\’s Jews — some 40,000 men, women and children.

Iraq’s Defeat Raises Fears of Iran Threat

On the face of it, the U.S. military victory in Iraq has significantly enhanced Israel\’s national security, removing a threat from weapons of mass destruction and opening new chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Henry Droz

Henry Droz, one of the record industry\’s most respected and innovative figures, known as \”the architect of modern music distribution,\” died March 27 in Los Angeles due to complications of a cardiac arrhythmia. He was 76.

60th Anniversary Reunites Orphans

Miriam Dybnis, vivacious at 83, insists she and her husband never expected to be honored for their deeds. Still, she\’s deeply gratified that so many of the young orphans have thrived as adults.

Kosher Pig-Out

Eat-4-Israel was the brainchild of Monique Grunberger, a high school senior at the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto, who developed the idea with two local Yeshiva University of Los Angeles students, Yitz Novak and Zvi Smith.

Athens and Baghdad

The legacy of Athens was not only the glory of Western democracy. It was also the brutality of Roman tyranny.

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