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January 22, 2014
Still a Jewish seat in 3rd District?
The campaign to succeed long-serving L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in the 3rd District reveals much about how Los Angeles Jewish politics is evolving.
북한 내 대학살 Holocaust in North Korea (translation)
신동혁이 그의 친구, 23살의 북한 사람의 죽은 시체를 기어 올랐을 때, 그는 그를 관통한 전기 총격의 전류를 느낄 수 있었습니다.
북한의 아우슈비츠 Auschwitz in North Korea (translation)
왼쪽부터: 제2차 세계대전 당시 아우슈비츠 강제 수용소의 아이들과 북한 내1997년 기근 당시 고아원에서 사진 찍힌 아이들
Eritrean solidarity rally underscores community divisiveness over Israel
Three hours in Africa’s largest slum
When fashioning their flying toilets, residents of the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera prefer to use thick plastic bags. But to save money, area resident Wellington Nabwoba said, they’ll settle for a black garbage bag with a drawstring.
Doing the math on Dems and the Iran sanctions bill
At The Washington Post, Greg Sargent uncovers letters from Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) opposing, at least for now, new Iran sanctions. (I wrote this week about how the bid to build a veto-proof majority for the sanctions legislation has stalled.)
Shaking up some romance
Unlike most people, Stacy and Sean O’Rourke say they are “big fans” of their Northridge earthquake story.
What is nachas?
The traditional wish that Jews offer fellow Jews is “May you have nachas from your children.” Nachas is understood to be pride and joy. And for most Jews, pride and joy from their children is the greatest blessing in life.
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