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February 16, 2011

The rise of the silent majority

Jewish Journal February 16, 2011

When I was invited last August to talk to the Los Angeles Press Club as a Daniel Pearl Fellow and the audience asked me many questions related to the future of Egypt after Hosni Mubarak’s rule and the possibility of a Muslim Brotherhood takeover, my answers were focused on one key term, “the Silent Majority.” I have recalled that rich discussion at the Press Club many times during the 18 days of the protests — the most important three weeks in Egypt’s modern history.

$4.6 million + 1,000 = Super Sunday

Ryan Torok February 16, 2011

On Feb. 13, nearly 1,000 volunteers from the Los Angeles community helped raise more than $4.6 million for the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ annual Super Sunday campaign, working both on the traditional phone-a-thon and, for the first time, simultaneously at community service projects across the city.

Grads of JVS program banking on a brighter future

Jonah Lowenfeld February 16, 2011

Sandra Vasquez has a longer job history than many 28-year-olds. When she was 10, she began working with her father, a contractor who didn’t speak much English. She served as his translator and all-around assistant. Vasquez is the first member of her family to graduate from high school, and she went on to earn an associate’s degree and complete two quarters at University of California, Santa Cruz.

The business of a balanced life

Danielle Berrin February 16, 2011

“How many of you want to make a fortune?” health care entrepreneur Jeff Margolis asked a roomful of bright, eager MBA students at the Jewish Leadership Initiative (JLI) Conference in Santa Monica on Jan 30. A flurry of hands went up.

Amid turmoil, Wieseltier sees clear path in Middle East

Tom Tugend February 16, 2011

You have to sympathize with public speakers asked to deliver carefully prepared lectures on the situation in the Middle East, where events have a habit of overtaking incisive scholarly analyses. So it befell Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the New Republic, prolific writer and all-around public intellectual, who was the speaker at the ninth annual Daniel Pearl Lecture at UCLA last week.

UC Irvine faculty to DA: drop criminal charges

Jewish Journal February 16, 2011

One hundred faculty members at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have called on Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to drop criminal charges against 11 current and former students arrested in February 2010 for disrupting a public speech by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, on the UCI campus.

Muslim criminals, Jewish activists?

Jewish Journal February 16, 2011

Is there a different standard of justice in this country for Muslims and Jews when it comes to protesting Israeli officials? A recent development here in Southern California indicates that there is.

Harman’s departure: what does it mean for Jews?

Raphael J. Sonenshein February 16, 2011

The outcome of the decision by Jane Harman to quit her 36th congressional seat in the South Bay will likely be a signpost of the changing role of Jewish politicians and the Jewish vote in California politics and government. The Jewish presence in Southern California politics remains strong — after all, this is still a heavily Democratic state with two Jewish women as U.S. senators and a reliably Democratic loyalty among Jewish voters.

A Jew visits Vietnam

Dennis Prager February 16, 2011

I spent last week in Vietnam and Cambodia. Visiting these two long-suffering countries made me revisit some of the basic beliefs that have shaped my life. The most important of these is communism. Nothing has shaped my political and social outlook as communism has: its mind-boggling evil — more than 125 million civilians killed, countless others tortured and enslaved — and the amoral reactions to it among so many in the West. Unfortunately, this reaction also has a lot to do with 20th century Jewish life, which I will address shortly.

The 22-state solution

David Suissa February 16, 2011

Has the world ever witnessed such a radical and overnight transformation of one country? Have we ever seen a nation, in 18 short days, go from a place that represents darkness to one that represents hope, renewal and liberation?

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