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August 4, 2005

The Circuit

Jewish Journal August 4, 2005

Kadima Hebrew Academy honored its past and its future at an April gala celebrating the school\’s 35th anniversary.

Nation & World Briefs

Jewish Journal August 4, 2005

The successor to the late Saudi King Fahd has previously proposed a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

H.O.P.E. for Los Angeles’ Bereaved

Jane Ulman August 4, 2005

I felt like a third wheel,\” Shirley said. \”I never felt more alone,\” Diane said. \”I felt my oneness,\” Helene added.

Health – Pursuing America’s No. 1 Killer

Nancy Sokoler Steiner August 4, 2005

For more times than he can recall, Ken Bouchard has journeyed from Los Angeles to his hometown of Framingham, Mass. There, Bouchard willingly provides blood samples, dons heart monitors and details his eating habits.

Lifecycles – Makeup Artist Gives Dignity to Scarred

Naomi Pfefferman August 4, 2005

Until burn survivor Wendy (not her real name) met makeup artist Maurice Stein a decade ago, she dreaded leaving her house. Before a gas stove explosion almost burned her alive in 1987, she had been a 23-year-old cocktail waitress with long, blonde hair and blue eyes, and generated plenty of attention from the opposite sex.\n\nHowever, the fire from the explosion incinerated her hands, nose, ears and eyelids and left her face an unrecognizable mask of colors and scars. When the hospital nurses allowed her to look in the mirror, \”I screamed and cried,\” she said. \”I looked like a monster.\”\n\nWhen she finally left the hospital nine months later, people stared at her when she ventured out, and cosmetics didn\’t help. Her old Clinique foundation slipped off the scars and thicker makeup looked waxy.\n\n\”I was desperate to find someone to help me,\” Wendy said.

Outspoken Asner’s Activism Is No Act

Norma Zager August 4, 2005

Yitzhak Edward Asner vocally opposes the war in Iraq, a position that has probably angered some fans of the 76-year-old actor. But that\’s nothing new for Asner, whose political activism, years earlier, may have cost him the best acting job he ever had — the role of journalist Lou Grant in two separate award-winning television series.

Asner\’s unshrinking activism, his willingness to use his fame as a platform for causes he considers vital, made him a logical choice for Women\’s American ORT\’s Tikkun Olam Award to be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Beverly Hilton. The goal of the award is recognize those who honor the concept of tikkun olam, or repairing the world.

\”Our Tikkun Olam Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated commitment to strengthening the community,\” said Judy Menikoff, the charitable organization\’s national president. \”Ed Asner has consistently dedicated himself to the rights of the working performer and labor rights issues, as well as advocating for human rights, world peace and political freedom. We feel he represents our ideals and commitments.\”

Health – Take the Bite Out of Dental Health Pains

Abigail Green August 4, 2005

Since most Americans lose their dental insurance benefits when they retire, the majority of people over 65 pay out of pocket every time they visit a dentist. Medicare does not cover routine dental care (nor does Medicaid in most states) and more than 80 percent of older Americans have no private dental insurance, according to a recent report by nonprofit advocacy group Oral Health America.

Yet, older adults may need dental care more than any other age group.

\”Patients age 65 and over will have potentially an increase in cavities or decay on the root surfaces of the teeth,\” said Dr. Matthew Messina, an American Dental Association consumer adviser and practicing dentist in Cleveland. \”And that comes secondary to the medical condition of dry mouth — a decrease in the amount of production of saliva because of age and certain medications…. We also see periodontal disease in patients of that population.\”

Messina advises his older patients to see a dentist at least once every six months for an oral cancer screening and recommends an annual visit for denture wearers.

Gaza’s Ties to Jewish History

Dina Kraft August 4, 2005

Modern Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip resumed only after the 1967 Six-Day War, but even with those settlements set to be evacuated, Jewish roots in the sandy strip of land where Egypt, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea meet run deep.

Opinions differ on whether the area was or was not included in the Land of Israel conquered by the ancient Israelites in the Bible.

Israel Is Smaller in Size But Stronger in Spirit

Uri Dromi August 4, 2005

The withdrawal from Gaza, scheduled to begin in mid-August, is one of the most important events in the history of the State of Israel. It will determine whether Israel can continue to be a Jewish and democratic state.

The Disengagement Summer

Barbara Opall-Rome August 4, 2005

The column of armored SUVs waited, engines humming, as a phalanx of bodyguards ushered Prime Minister Ariel Sharon into the third truck from the end. As the convoy cleared the main gate of the Israeli government head\’s residence, a set of decoy vehicles turned north, toward Jerusalem, while the remaining units proceeded south toward the Negev, where Sharon planned to tour absorption sites being built for hundreds of Israeli families soon to be evacuated from their Gaza Strip homes.

For Sharon, the site inspections this spring were a welcome excursion beyond his Jerusalem office compound or his Negev ranch. But for officers charged with protective security, the outing rivaled an elite combat operation.

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