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December 14, 2007
Million-dollar night for ADL
Awash in diamonds, dresses and lapels, wealthy and fashionable philanthropists worked their weight in gold: in just one night, $1 million was raised for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which inspired 850 guests with the creed, \”Be the change you want to see in the world.\”
Surveillance videos bring new angle to film drama ‘Look’
It is estimated that 4.2 million closed-circuit TV surveillance cameras are operating in Great Britain, one for every 15 residents of the country. Don\’t worry, though, the United States is rushing to catch up. Baltimore, for example, already has 400 such cameras in place, and, as filmmaker Adam Rifkin notes, \”Mayors Villaraigosa and Daley [of Chicago] and Bloomberg [of New York City] all want to put in more cameras.\”
Firsthand accounts bring WWII London ‘Blitz’ to life
There is no shortage of books, historical and fictional, on the bombing of London during World War II. Peter Stansky\’s new book, \”The First Day of the Blitz,\” combines history, political commentary and firsthand testimony in a compelling account.
‘Purple’ actress cherishes her own colorful history
It\’s not unusual for an actress to assume a professional name, but it was quite a stretch for the daughter of Haya Kapelovitch and granddaughter of Sofia Katz to become Stephanie St. James and star in the African American cast of \”The Color Purple.\”
Do artists intuit scientific truths?
Jonah Lehrer\’s book, \”Proust Was a Neuroscientist,\” is based on a misunderstanding. Nonetheless, it is engaging, informed, wide ranging and altogether worth reading. At times it has the whip-smart feel of the best term paper you\’ve ever read; if only one could adjust the thesis a bit, it would settle in to what is its real nature — a provocative meditation, not a genuine discovery.
Q-&-A with Jonah Lehrer
Interview with Jonah Lehrer author of \”Proust Was a Neuroscientist\”.
Labor Zionist ideals live on at Gilboa
In real life, Leo Goldberg doesn\’t dance and sing.
But at Camp Gilboa, where he\’s spent summers for the past 9 years, Leo Goldberg dances. And he sings. A lot — and loudly.
A summertime find — future Jewish leaders
As a camper, Max Kates was full of energy, soaking up everything Camp Ramah in Ojai offered. He loved sports, singing, his friends and Shabbat. When the summer arrived for him to join the staff, he immediately applied to participate in Ramah\’s counselor leadership-training program. In his first year as a counselor, Max was placed in a unit I supervised, and I watched with pride as he developed valuable skills in problem solving, public speaking, teamwork, program design and assessment.
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