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April 15, 2004

Quebec Leader Tours Firebombed School

Bram Eisenthal April 15, 2004

\”It will actually leave a very strong impression,\” Jean Charest told reporters, following his April 8 visit to Montreal\’s United Talmud Torah. \”This sight and smell leaves a lasting impression of how violent a gesture this was.\”

Firebombed early on the morning of April 5, the school reeked of burned children\’s books and plastic, making it nearly impossible to stay inside for more than a few minutes. A note left at the arson scene reportedly said the attack was in retribution for Israel\’s recent killing of Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin and was just a taste of things to come.

Sharon Wins Big With Bush

Ron Kampeas, JTA April 15, 2004

One historic concession deserves another. Just four months after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon — the father of the settlement movement — stunned Israelis by pledging to evacuate some settlements, he got his payback from President Bush, who reversed decades of U.S. policy by recognizing Israel\’s claim to parts of the West Bank.

It was compensation, with interest: Sharon had scored perhaps the most stunning diplomatic triumph in the U.S.-Israeli alliance in a generation.

Yom HaShoah Events

Jewish Journal April 15, 2004

Laemmle Theaters: Release of the Academy Award-nominated documentary, "Prisoner of Paradise," about German Jewish actor Kurt Gerron, sent to a concentration camp and forced to write and direct Nazi propaganda. Laemmle Music Hall, Beverly Hills.

When Should Holocaust Day Be?

Joe Berkofsky April 15, 2004

At a small, suburban New Jersey synagogue next week, a pair of Holocaust survivors will pray, bar mitzvah children will recite the poem, \”Butterfly,\” by a teenage death camp inmate and a choir will sing the \”El Maleh Rachamim\” blessing of God\’s compassion.

Yom HaShoah’s Uncertain Future

Julie Gruenbaum Fax April 15, 2004

Will lighting six candles and reciting "Kaddish" rouse the emotions and intellect of generations of Jews who never met a Holocaust survivor?

Q & A With Norman Brokaw

David Finnigan April 15, 2004

Norman Brokaw\’s first day at the William Morris Agency was July 7, 1943; he has never worked anywhere else.

Conejo JCC Red Ink to Bring Closure

Marc Ballon April 15, 2004

In a reflection of the continued struggles of the area\’s Jewish community centers, the Conejo Valley JCC is slated to close its doors forever on June 30, the second announced center closure in recent months.

Meanwhile, the beleaguered Silverlake Independent JCC might survive. The group that operates the center said that keeping it afloat is now a major priority.

College Finals Test Gymnasts’ Mettle

Carin Davis April 15, 2004

Two Jewish gymnasts, University of Denver\’s Ashley Shible and University of Florida\’s Orley Szmuch, are tumbling toward success at the NCAA\’s National Collegiate Women\’s Gymnastics Championships, held April 15-17 at UCLA\’s legendary Pauley Pavilion.

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