Grampa’s Advice: Pass on ‘First-Tell’
Saul Turteltaub
October 28, 2004
It took me six years of being a grandfather to accept the fact that my grandchildren may not be more brilliant or athletic than everyone else\’s.
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October 28, 2004
A Man Walks Into a Hospital and . . .
Hank Rosenfeld
October 28, 2004
Irving Brecher, 91-year-old wannabe-stand-up comic, is nervous. The Doctors Emeritus Society of Cedars-Sinai is at the buffet in the Harvey Morse room, a conference hall where the old practitioners gather every month to hear specialists on subjects like pain control. Sometimes a marine biologist will discuss Darwin.
Jehovah’s Witness Recalls Nazi Capture
David Finnigan
October 28, 2004
A 99-year-old Jehovah\’s Witness who survived Nazi persecution has been touring the United States and giving people a face to put on the usually obscure story of the estimated 2,000 Jehovah\’s Witnesses killed in the Holocaust.
In Campaign, It’s All Israel All the Time
Ron Kampeas, JTA
October 28, 2004
Like two surly dinner guests who won\’t let an argument go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry won\’t get off topic when they take their case to U.S. Jews: It\’s all Israel all the time.
Condi vs. Holbrooke on Foreign Policy
Matthew E. Berger
October 28, 2004
Just days before the U.S. elections, the presidential candidates are sending the same broad messages about their approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the greater Middle East, but they differ sharply on the details.
ELECTION 2004
James D. Besser
October 28, 2004
In some ways, it\’s political business as usual in the Jewish community as a critical national election approaches.
Jewish America’s Trials and Triumphs
Sandee Brawarsky
October 28, 2004
Although the first Jews to establish a community in North America arrived in New Amsterdam from Recife, Brazil, in September 1654, the first Torah scroll was brought over a year later in 1655, borrowed from a synagogue in Amsterdam.
An Endorsement on Rye for Antonio
Idan Ivri
October 28, 2004
If you were aching for a sandwich on Fairfax Avenue last Monday, you might remember pushing through a crowd of reporters. That day, three prominent Jewish politicians, often yelling over passing traffic noise, gathered in front of Canter\’s Deli to publicly endorse City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa\’s bid to become the mayor of Los Angeles.
Passion to Help Sick Spawns Wider Effort
Gaby Wenig
October 28, 2004
When Lori Marx-Rubiner underwent a bilateral mastectomy two years ago, she lost the use of her arms for a few weeks. She couldn\’t brush her teeth, let alone tackle cooking dinner or driving her son to school.
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Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 28, 2004
I\’m always surprised at how many of my dreams are set on the rooftop yard of my elementary school.
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