Milken JCC Thrives With Dollars, Sense
Jane Ulman
October 20, 2005
While some Jewish community centers are shutting their doors, the New JCC at Milken in West Hills flourishes.
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October 20, 2005
Nostra Aetate:
Michael Berenbaum
October 20, 2005
When Pope John XXIII convened Vatican Council II, he initiated the process that led to Nostra Aetate, which 40 years ago this year essentially dropped the charge that Jews were responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. Nostra Aetate accorded fundamental respect to Judaism, not only as the mother religion of Christianity, but also as an ongoing religious faith.
A Timeline: Friends in Deed
Jane Ulman
October 20, 2005
Summer Human Relations Workshop at Loyola University in the summer of 1964 are, from left to right, Dr. Neil Sandberg, director; Wally Porter, student; Sister Maria Mercedes, professor of sociology; and Dr. James Craig, professor of psychology.
What Happened When Jews Stopped Being Jesus’ Killers
Jane Ulman
October 20, 2005
The Rev. Robert J. McNamara plans to do something this Friday evening that would have been unthinkable in the first 2,000 years of the Catholic Church: He\’s going to a synagogue.
More unthinkable, he\’s going to be delivering the Shabbat sermon.
German Jews Praise Merkel
Toby Axelrod, JTA
October 20, 2005
As Germany stands on the brink of a new political era — about to have its first woman and first former East German as chancellor — Jews are peering over the horizon with cautious optimism.
Israeli Wins Nobel for Game Theory
Dan Baron
October 20, 2005
An Israeli who has educated the world on conflict resolution was named last week as the co-winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in economics.
Budget Crisis Stirs Organizations’ Fears
James Besser
October 20, 2005
The stakes for Jewish groups in the Capitol Hill budget crisis are increasing by the day as lawmakers and the administration try to figure out where to find hundreds of billions of dollars for Iraq, Afghanistan and New Orleans, without exploding an already huge federal deficit.
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Jewish Journal
October 20, 2005
Israel and the Vatican reportedly are close to an agreement on church properties in the Holy Land.
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