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May 13, 2004

Jews Note Role in Historic School Case

Matthew E. Berger May 13, 2004

Esther Swirk Brown wasn\’t the Brown for whom the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case desegregating schools is named — but she is the Jewish woman who helped find Oliver Brown, no relation, to be the lead plaintiff in the historic case.

As a young woman in Kansas, Esther Brown was horrified by the conditions of the school that black children, including the children of her housekeeper, were forced to attend. The one-room schoolhouse in South Park had dilapidated walls and missing light bulbs.

Is Gaza Becoming the Next Lebanon?

Dan Baron May 13, 2004

It was a loss that brought back the darkest days of Israel\’s war on Palestinian terrorism and the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon — and the next day it got even worse.

Six elite soldiers of the Givati Brigade, on their way home from a mission to destroy arms factories in Gaza City, died in a huge fireball Tuesday when their ordnance-laden armored personnel carrier went over a land mine.

On Wednesday, at least five more Israeli soldiers were killed in an attempt to retrieve the remains of the previous days\’ dead when their armored personnel carrier was hit by an anti-tank missile.

Gay Marriage

Julie Gruenbaum Fax May 13, 2004

Amid a flurry of legal activity and political posturing, the topic of gay marriage has moved with lightning speed from being an obscure issue reserved for advocates and their seasoned respondents to the forefront of political, emotional and intellectual debate.

Bar Alters Test Date for Tisha B’Av

Tom Tugend May 13, 2004

The State Bar of California, yielding to an eight-month lobbying effort, will excuse observant Jews from taking the bar examination on the mourning and fasting day of Tisha B\’Av on July 27.

Are Muslims Endangered?

Idan Ivri May 13, 2004

Heightened ethnic and religious hatred might be rearing its ugly head in California — but some politicians are eager to stand in its way.

Lobbying for a Day on State Budget Crisis

Idan Ivri May 13, 2004

The air in these days in Sacramento — while still hovering at a perfectly balmy Californian 79 degrees — is rather bleak for agencies hoping to get government funding.

Lost in Translation

Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin May 13, 2004

Imagine a foreigner hearing some American idioms for the first time, and the ensuing confusion.

Buy It Now

Rob Eshman May 13, 2004

It continues to baffle me why anybody who cares about the future of Jewish communal life in Los Angeles\nwould seriously contemplate closing the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center (JCC).

3 Minutes With Brad

Teresa Strasser May 13, 2004

Brad Pitt may have sustained an injury during the filming of his new movie, "Troy," but I sustained an injury during the viewing of the film.

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