Unlike the cartoonish characters in Quentin Tarantino’s over-the-top revenge fantasy, “Inglourious Basterds,” the young men whose exploits are depicted in “They Dared Return: The True Story of Jewish Spies Behind the Lines in Nazi Germany,” by Patrick K. O’Donnell (Da Capo Press, $26) are flesh-and-blood war heroes.
When Robyn Ritter Simon first checked out Canfield Avenue Elementary School for her sons in 1995, she didn’t like what she saw.
LimmudLA, an everything-Jewish weekend retreat, is so militantly pluralistic that its homemade Shabbat songbook has songs and prayers culled from about 20 different books, and some of the entries have five translations.
For 30 years, the Conservative Jewish summer Camp Ramah in the Ojai Valley has provided programming for children and young adults with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism. Despite the high costs — around $4000 per camper — families were able to afford the programs through state money allocated to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and nonprofit regional centers.
After a four-year hiatus, the Joshua Venture Group re-launched at the end of June and is back with a new executive director, Lisa Lepson. Lepson was the guest speaker at the first Jumpstart Innovation Forum, which took place at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles on Nov. 19, part of a national tour, one part of which is to inform the community of an upcoming social entrepreneurial fellowship.
A man convicted of domestic violence is approaching the home of his ex-wife. A restraining order does not dissuade him from entering the house, nor does a parole officer\’s threat of imprisonment, nor does a panic button given to his ex-wife. By the time he arrives and she presses the button, it\’s way too late.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas.
Five non-fiction authors have been named as finalists for the 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
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