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February 3, 2012
Australian broadcaster rejects ‘Promise’ complaints
An Australian TV broadcaster rejected complaints from Jewish groups that a controversial series \”endorses and reinforces demeaning stereotypes about Jews.\”
Milken JCC to close in June
The JCC at Milken in West Hills announced this week that it will shut its doors permanently as of June 30. The 42-year-old center will also close its Early Childhood Center, which has 80 preschoolers, on June 15.
Shalom Auslander’s ‘Hope: A Tragedy’
Shalom Auslander\’s novel, \”Hope: A Tragedy\” is a strange and disturbing story about a man named Kugel who moves to a small town in upstate New York with his wife and child and his dying mother, who is utterly convinced she has spent time in a concentration camp being tortured by Nazis.
Komen reverses course on Planned Parenthood, but supporters still hurting
It took just hours for the protests against Susan G. Komen for the Cure to begin, and they quickly took on the fury and form of a full-blown movement. Online petitions were started. Calls poured forth like an avalanche to withhold donations from the organization for its de-funding of Planned Parenthood, and money was pledged to Parenthood to make up for it. And on Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube, the shock and anger was palpable.
Conservative group prays in mixed minyan at Knesset
A recent trip of American Conservative (Masorti) Jews to Israel included a first for the country, and cuts to the heart of an issue that poses a problem for many American Jews – a mixed minyan for mincha at the Knesset synagogue.
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