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May 4, 2006
Laugh at Death the Buchwald Way
Art Buchwald is living and dying in a Washington, D.C., hospice. If you don\’t know his story, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a very sad time for the 80-year-old Jewish columnist. Just the opposite, Buchwald says. \”I am,\” he announces, \”having the time of my life.\”
At Save Darfur Rally: ‘Never Again, Again’
With the genocide in Darfur topping the Jewish community\’s national agenda, an unmistakable Jewish presence ran through Sunday\’s rally.
Why the iPod Generation Cares About Darfur
The power of the rally was not necessarily its numbers, but its message: The \”apathetic youth of America\” are, well, not so apathetic. The event was coordinated by Teens Against Genocide (TAG), a group of greater Los Angeles high school students dedicated to raising awareness about the situation in western Sudan. These teenagers joined the group, and the cause, because they feel so strongly about the issue.
The Road to Mississippi
Driving through the deserted streets of New Orleans, we peered through the windows of our charter bus and watched as we drove past miles of destroyed homes. As we approached our destination, Waveland, Miss., the houses became increasingly tattered and decayed; on some lots, only kitchen floors remained. As we approached the shore and our worksite came into view, the entire bus was silenced by the broad stretches of land where only the scattered debris of homes remained.
Dr. Freud at 150
Freud famously called dreams \”the royal road to knowledge of the unconscious.\” And his own dreams and their analysis revealed to him a whirl of conflicts around his Jewish identity.
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