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October 14, 2004
Shoah-Era Music ‘Silenced’ No More
While mainly honoring the composers who were persecuted or perished during the Holocaust, \”Silenced Voices\” will also feature the works of Felix Mendelssohn and Gustav Mahler, whose \”degenerate\” music was banned by the Nazis.
Caouette’s Journey to Hell and Back
When gay Jewish filmmaker Jonathan Caouette was a preteen in Houston, he frequented sock hops at the Baptist church near his home. Invariably, church elders warned he was destined for hellfire: \”And I would tell them that I was possessed by the devil,\” Caouette, 31, said
Fall Season’s New Jewish Wasteland
A careful look at the new season reveals that of more than 50 shows in the networks\’ fall lineups, only a handful of characters are openly and identifiably Jewish. Coming on the heels of several years of increased visibility — think \”Seinfeld,\” \”Friends,\” Charlotte\’s conversion on \”Sex and the City,\” Dr. Joel Fleischman of \”Northern Exposure\” — the dearth of Jewish protagonists is peculiar.
Black Sheep
During my genealogy research I was surprised to learn that my great-grandfather was a real scoundrel. While it\’s impossible to know what was happening inside of his head, I\’ve found clues that give me a better understanding of who he was.
Memoirs From the Orthodox ‘Minefield’
Unfortunately, at least from the perspective of an editor at a Jewish newspaper, our communal leaders traditionally don\’t do memoirs. The result is an incomplete record of a community that operates a multibillion-dollar charity network, has helped frame the debate on domestic issues from civil rights to church-state separation and wields increasing power on the international stage.
Apparent Allies Might Not Be Our Friends
This week\’s Israel Christian Nexus gathering at Stephen S. Wise Temple was intended to rally support for Israel. Its advertised list of speakers included John Fishel, president of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and a fair number of prominent local rabbis.
Liberal Academics Blind to Terror Threat
\”Come on, Mr. Davis,\” he said with an edge now in his voice. \”You should know better. You\’re a journalist. That neocon crap is just as easily disproved as Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. It\’s clear fabrication — used by Bush and his cronies to justify an unjustifiable war. Better to check the terrorism coming out of Washington before looking elsewhere.\”
Set, Spike, Kiss
I\’ll never play the violin in high heels again. OK, I\’ll be back in sticks in six weeks, and I never played the fiddle. But I did play an important game of volleyball.
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