Unacceptable
Michael Tolkin
October 23, 2003
After The New Republic\’s Gregg Easterbrook wrote in his online column that Jewish executives in Hollywood "worship money above all else," he apologized.
Category
October 23, 2003
Quit Staring at My Chest
Keren Engelberg
October 23, 2003
Sure, your bubbie always said you had a shayna punim, but now there\’s a T-shirt to help you pronounce it proudly to the world.
Restoration’s Silver Lining
Rachel Brand
October 23, 2003
Silversmith David Friedman has the unique ability to trace the origin of almost every antique that comes across his desk.
Your Letters
Jewish Journal
October 23, 2003
At a time when we should be applauding those who are willing to respond to the escalating barrage of anti-Israeli rhetoric, Adam Rubin\’s acrid assessment of Alan Dershowitz\’s \”A Case for Israel\” furthers a disturbing trend — that anything that promotes Israel in a favorable light be viewed, and ultimately dismissed, as simply works of propaganda or fiction (\”Israeli History the Dershowitz Way,\” Oct. 17).
The Circuit
Gaby Wenig
October 23, 2003
Nearly 1,600 people packed Sinai Temple Oct. 10 for the Westwood synagogue\’s monthly \”Friday Night Live\” singles summit, where a Toronto transplant said she was, \”looking for modern, chivalrous men.\”
World Briefs
JTA Staff
October 23, 2003
The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks is believed to be the murderer of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Israeli Airstrikes Up Ante in Gaza
Dan Baron
October 23, 2003
A picture may be worth a thousand words — but not, it seems, when it comes to settling rival accounts of Middle East bloodshed.
Right-Wing Activists Unite in Jerusalem
Amy Klein
October 23, 2003
As thousands of joyous Christian tourists danced through the streets of Jerusalem on their annual colorful Feast of Tabernacles parade, a group of well-funded neoconservatives gathered on the other side of the capital at the inaugural Jerusalem Summit.
Lev Eisha Women Pray Their Own Way
Rachel Brand
October 23, 2003
On the first Saturday of each month, while weekly, traditional Shabbat morning services are taking place at Adat Shalom synagogue, another service transpires behind the main sanctuary that is anything but traditional.
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