Israeli naval commandos should have used snipers to \”incapacitate\” the activists on the deck of a Turkish ship who attacked as the soldiers were boarding, Israel\’s military chief said.
Hispanic gunmen allegedly shot a Chasidic man in the stomach in Brooklyn.
A Montreal teenager pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of his 14-year-old sister.
Professor Firestone (“Fellow Demons,” Aug. 6) diligently attempts to present Jewish Islamophobia as similarly problematic and morally equivalent to Islamic anti-Semitism. He correctly admonishes Jews to remember that our wisdom teaches that “all humanity is created in the image of God.” Unfortunately, what he conveniently omits is what he teaches on pages 80-81 of his own book, “An Introduction to Islam for Jews”: that, unlike Jewish and Christian teachings, “Nowhere does the Qur’an suggest humanity was created ‘in the image of God,’ ” as is taught in Genesis. Perhaps this very fact from his own book presents a clearer explanation of why Jews and Christians have more to fear from Islam than the other way around.
Drawing comparisons to “Brokeback Mountain,” the award-winning “Brotherhood” is a tragic love story set within the ranks of the Danish white supremacist movement. Lars, a career army officer, leaves the service when rumors of homosexual conduct surface. Recruited by a neo-Nazi group, Lars finds himself falling for a fellow skinhead, Jimmy. The unlikely pair struggle to keep their love a secret, but it isn’t long before their taboo relationship is revealed by their gay-bashing brethren. Opening in limited release, “Brotherhood” took the top prize at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival for first-time director Nicolo Donato. Laemmle Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. (310) 478-3836. laemmle.com.
Los Angeles PBS station KCET held its 10th Visionary Awards gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on June 8. The event honored Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B. Chan, for transformational developments in medicine and innovative approaches to health care.
During the last weekend of July, a reunion brought together former members of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization who had joined the teen group in the 1970s. An international organization with a more than 80-year history, BBYO holds social and religious events, fundraisers and community service projects.
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