Back to the future
Rob Eshman
March 8, 2007
I\’m standing on the balcony of a boutique hotel in New York\’s Lower East Side, looking down on Orchard Street, having a \”Godfather\” moment.
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March 8, 2007
Briefs: Survey to catalog landmark Boyle Heights buildings to prevent destruction; Chabad expands on
Jewish Journal
March 8, 2007
Briefs
Tough neighborhoods, hard times feed cycle of poverty
Dina Kraft
March 8, 2007
Anti-poverty activists and residents say the situation of many towns like Shechunat Hatikvah is the result of decades of government neglect and poor planning — places seen as dumping grounds where immigrants were settled in demographically strategic locations but far from job opportunities.
American ideas boost bid to get Israelis to work
Dina Kraft
March 8, 2007
STRIVE, an intensive work-readiness program, is modeled after an initiative of the same name that began more than 20 years ago in New York\’s Harlem in an effort to help women on welfare overcome their severe difficulties in finding and keeping meaningful jobs.
Poverty in Israel: The divide deepens between the haves and have-nots
Dina Kraft
March 8, 2007
Once idealized as a socialist paradise, Israel is increasingly becoming a country of two classes — those who have soared in the increasingly capitalist economy and those who have stumbled in its wake.
Smug Alert
Rob Eshman
March 8, 2007
Biodiesel itself has the consistency, smell and, yes, taste of Mazola. Made from food oils and alcohol, it disintegrates into harmless organic matter when spilled. It\’s as toxic as table salt.
Jacob’s Ladders
David Suissa
March 8, 2007
This week, Jacob is doing research on the Internet for a little dvar Torah he\’ll be giving at the Etta Israel Shabbaton at Beth Jacob Congregation. Etta Israel is the popular local organization that caters to kids with Down syndrome and other special needs, and it\’s where Jacob studied Judaism every Sunday for seven years.
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