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June 3, 2009
Revisiting ‘Anne Frank’
Anne Frank, the precocious diarist who died at 15 in Bergen-Belsen, would have been 80 years old on June 12, and Los Angeles is observing the anniversary with two events.
Anti-Semitic Incidents Drop Nationally, Climb 21 Percent in California
While anti-Semitic incidents nationwide declined for the fourth straight year in 2008, attacks on Jews jumped 21 percent in California according to an annual audit released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League.
Egypt Bans Marriage to Israelis
After the verdict was read in the Cairo courtroom, Nabih al-Wahsh, an Egyptian attorney, jumped for joy and received an avalanche of telephone calls from friends congratulating him on his latest legal victory.
U.S. Must Be ‘Honest’ with Israel
President Obama said in an interview that it is important for the United States to be more “honest” with Israel than in the past, and reiterated his call for a settlement freeze.
Feuerstein Feels the ‘Royal Pain’in USA’s New Dramedy
On a recent morning on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Mark Feuerstein received an unexpected phone call from the production office of his new USA Network series, “Royal Pains,” in which he plays an emergency room doctor turned private physician to the jet set in the Hamptons.
Israeli Films Ponder Human Cost of Bombings
Suicide bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are daunting topics, even for risk-taking young Israeli directors, but two feature movies on the subject screening at the Israel Film Festival are remarkable for their unexpected sensitivity and humanity.
College Uncertainty Marks Class of 2009
After getting wait-listed at her top three colleges, Liora Simozar seemed poised to go to UCLA. She had already sent in her acceptance when, out of the blue, she heard back from Harvard.
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