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September 16, 2004

Why George W. Bush?

Dan Cohen September 16, 2004

\”The clear choice for president of the United States for the American Jewish community is Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.\” Four years ago in a similar article, I argued for our community to support then-Gov. Bush in the 2000 presidential election.

I urge you to look back at what has transpired over the past 48 months. Now, as we approach the 2004 election, the choice we must make to support our president is even clearer.

‘Almost’ a Beginning in Paris

Tom Tugend September 16, 2004

It\’s a bit like that with Holocaust films: The protagonists are either killed or liberated, but if they survive, we do not see how they get back to \”normalcy\” and cope anew with everyday life.\n\nThe modest, low-key French import \”Almost Peaceful\” (\”Un Monde Presque Paisible\”) remedies this omission.

Works of Renewal and Celebration

Sandee Brawarsky September 16, 2004

At present, the tradition or writing hanhagot continues. At the back are two neo-Chasidic hanhagot, by Hillel Zeitlin, a writer and martyr of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Arthur Green, a contemporary scholar and theologian, who is the author\’s mentor.

Another Braff Tale of Jewish Ennui

Naomi Pfefferman September 16, 2004

If Jacob Green sounds like every teenager who\’s hated mandatory Shabbat dinners, he\’s also the protagonist of Joshua Braff\’s viciously witty and poignant new novel.

Kilmer’s Moses a Real ‘Ten’

Gaby Wenig September 16, 2004

Val Kilmer plays Moses in \”The Ten Commandments,\” the new musical version of the Exodus story, which is set to open at the Kodak Theatre on Sept. 27.

‘Toddler’ Guide for Tantrum-Free Kids

Marc Ballon September 16, 2004

The Happiest Toddler on the Block" by Harvey Karp and Paula Spencer ($22.95, Bantam). Three-year-old Freya Wood wanted a Hershey\’s Kiss. And she wanted it now.

Mizrahi Music Travels West

Loolwa Khazzoom September 16, 2004

Business at Eitan Salman\’s music store has fallen 80 percent over the last decade, but it\’s not altogether a bad thing: Mizrahi music has grown so popular in Israel that it no longer is the exclusive domain of mom-and-pop shops like Salman\’s but is sold even at Israel\’s Tower Records outlets.

Musician in Scotland Pipes Up on Identity

Rob Weir September 16, 2004

Individual identity is tricky and comes in at least three forms: the identities we assume, those that are thrust upon us and the ones that we can\’t shake no matter how hard we try.

Roasting Woody Allen — Gently

Naomi Pfefferman September 16, 2004

One could call \”Who Killed Woody Allen?\” a \”benign revenge comedy.\” Co-authors Tom Dunn, Dan Callahan and Brendan Connor wrote the whodunit after Allen allegedly withdrew the rights to his play, \”Death,\” from their theater company in 2001.

A Parent’s Mercy

Dafna Breines September 16, 2004

It was about this time last year that my 2 1¼2-year-old son decided to begin his terrible twos. At first we hoped that we\’d been given a reprieve, but we soon discovered otherwise. He was apparently intent on making up for lost time.

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