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June 19, 2008
She’s a mensch
In Hebrew, female nouns tend to end in \”h\” or \”t,\” so what about menschah or menschat? We could stay Yiddish and call ourselves menschke or menschilah. There\’s also the French menschette, the Spanish menschita or the Jewish American menschess.
Israel @ 60: Confronting denial
Each year, in preparation for Israel\’s birthday, newspaper editors feel an uncontrolled urge, a divine calling in fact, to invite Arab writers to tell us why Israel should not exist.
Eva’s prayer
He wasn\’t the only one who helped Eva fight through the pain. For years, Eva has had an extended family down the street at Maimonides Academy. The head of the school, Rabbi Boruch Kupfer, often came to visit. One day, knowing what Eva was going through, he asked her what they could bring. Eva wasn\’t shy: Food, she said, and lots of soup.
Theater: Making a Jew not a Jew
Always in the background lurks the threat of \”Gentleman\’s Agreement,\” produced by Darryl Zanuck, the only non-Jewish studio chief, and starring Gregory Peck as a WASP who pretends to be a Jew.
Brooks Arthur brings stars’ hearts and humor to ‘Jewish Songbook’ CD
Music producer Brooks Arthur turns nostalgic with a new CD of classic Jewish music
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