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August 17, 2006
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Summer charitable events: Israeli fundraiser at Carvel Ice Cream; American Friends of Rabin Medical Center on stem cell research; Summer Splash fundraiser for Bright Future Scholarships; Project Angel Food\’s annual fundraiser Angel Awards; humanitarian speech at Eretz-SIAMAK Cultural Center in Tarzana.
American-Born Spokeswoman Big Asset to Israel
The former army intelligence officer with an easy smile was busy as the face of Israel\’s foreign media outreach, giving more than 80 interviews to international media networks and newspapers during the war.
Jewish, Muslim Filmmakers Team Up on Documentary
With all of the negative images about Jewish-Muslim clashes in the world, it is nice to see a documentary, directed and produced by a Jew and a Muslim, about a Muslim son taking over his father\’s slaughterhouse business in Queens, N.Y.
Gunter Grass Admits to SS Past
Grass, 78, whose autobiography is due out this fall, told the Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung in an interview published last Friday that he was drafted into the Waffen SS in the final months of World War II.
Thirty Years of Carlebach Rock
Moshav Band, which was founded as a direct result of Carlebach\’s influence, just released its first English only album — \”Misplaced.\”
War Takes Environmental Toll
As the people of northern Israel finally return to their homes, they\’re going back to more than empty streets, freshly dug gravesites and a beefed-up military presence. They\’re also coming home to a radically altered physical landscape.
After School Is Prime Game Time for Kids of All Needs
\”I wanted to be a coach because I like sports,\” said Gaskin of her involvement with the Prime Time Games program.
The Pacific Palisades resident initially took on the responsibly to fulfill an outreach requirement for her bat mitzvah last spring. The experience has satisfied more than a ceremonial obligation.
\”I feel good because I\’m helping other people,\” Gaskin said.
Siblings of Fallen Israeli Soldiers Take a Camp Break
Living with the trauma and sorrow of losing a brother or sister in the Israel Defense Forces has scarred all of the 30 12- and 13-year-olds who spent 10 days at Camp Ramah in Ojai earlier this month. The Legacy/Moreshet program, sponsored by Friends of the IDF (FIDF), gave kids who lost a sibling or parent in combat a bar or bat mitzvah present that allowed them to have an American-style summer blast — if not to forget, then at least to enjoy a respite from the sadness that follows them at home.
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