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February 8, 2008

Film: Israel’s ‘Band’s Visit’ finally plays L.A.

Tom Tugend February 8, 2008

Jewish-Arab relations, sometimes in war, occasionally in love, are frequent themes of Israeli movies, but rarely are they examined with the subtle humor and sensitivity of \”The Band\’s Visit.\”\n\nAt the center of the leisurely action is the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra, eight Egyptian men in immaculate light-blue uniforms, who have come to Israel to perform at the opening of an Arab Cultural Center in Petach Tikvah.

Super Sunday to ring phones for Federation

Brad A. Greenberg February 8, 2008

Alfred Katz had no choice but to donate to The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.\n\nIt was 1952, and Katz was a first-year surgical resident at Cedars of Lebanon. His wife, Cecilia Eve, had just given birth to their first son, and she told Katz they needed to thank God by giving $35 to The Federation.\n\n\”I said, \’We can\’t give $35,\’ and she said, \’We must,\’\” Katz, 82, recalled Monday. \”She called up The Federation and they asked, \’Who solicited you?\’ and she said, \’God.\’\”

Los Angeles area interfaith clergy visit Rome, Israel

Orit Arfa February 8, 2008

Late last month, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 delegates of a weeklong interfaith mission from greater Los Angeles gathered in a circle at Yad Vashem\’s Valley of Communities, a monument carved out of bedrock to honor Jewish communities obliterated in the Holocaust. The cold morning foreshadowed the upcoming Jerusalem snowstorm, and the leaders representing Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim denominations warmed one another with words of conciliation and prayer, countering the chilly air and the chilling images of Jewish genocide they had seen a few moments earlier at the Yad Vashem museum.

Shoah survivors apply for ‘voluntary’ ghetto work pay

Jane Ulman February 8, 2008

As a teenager in Ukraine, Yakov Margulis worked every day except Saturday from morning until dark. During the summer, he toiled long hours on a farm. In winter, he repaired machinery.

\”In exchange for work, they gave me food to eat,\” Margulis says.

Special-needs athletes score in basketball program

Dikla Kadosh February 8, 2008

\”What happens next Coach Jeff?\” Tali asked. She stood in her long skirt and T-shirt in the middle of the basketball court.

\”Right now nothing,\” Jeff Liss answered. \”But we\’ll figure something out just for you, Tali,\” he added in a cheerful tone.

Tali Hill, 17, has been asking this question for several weeks now, knowing that the weekly basketball practices she looks forward to more than anything else will soon be coming to an end.

Special needs resources

Jewish Journal February 8, 2008

Special-Needs Resources HaMercaz, a project of Jewish Family Service and The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, offers a central resource for Jewish families raising a special-needs child, connecting parents to support groups, programs and services.

The journey to inclusion

William Kolbrener February 8, 2008

My son, Shmuel, was born four years ago on the 10th of Cheshvan. My wife woke me at 3 a.m.; we were at the hospital a bit after 3:30. Not her first delivery, the labor was quick. By 5:45, she gave birth.

So efficient she was, I thought that there would be time to make it to my regular 7 a.m. minyan in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem. Our newborn would fit into my schedule — everything according to expectations; everything as planned.

I accompanied the baby to the post-delivery room. The doctor, flanked by two nurses, labored over the baby with unexpected focus and intensity. Finally, the doctor emerged. Our newborn, he suspected — really, he knew — had Down syndrome.

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