Calendar April 19-25
Laura Donney
April 17, 2014
Maybe it’s Coachella, or maybe it’s spring air — but we’ve got a musical week in store for you.
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April 17, 2014
Tijuana to Tefilah: Crossing from Mexico to America with Jewish children who do it every day
Jared Sichel
April 17, 2014
As I stepped out of the van into the chilly, pre-dawn Tijuana air, I could just barely make out the shadows of the pedestrians nearby, all of them stepping over puddles and street trash, walking in the same direction.
Putin in Passover greeting: Russian Jews make huge contribution
Jewish Journal
April 17, 2014
Russian Jews are making an enormous contribution to strengthening Russian society’s cohesion, President Vladimir Putin wrote in a holiday greeting to the Jewish community.
After his hunger strike, Alan Gross’ backers ramp up calls for U.S. action
Jewish Journal
April 17, 2014
Alan Gross did not warn his family he was launching a hunger strike, but hearing the news, they understood why.
Obamacare will be Obama’s second big takeaway
Raphael J. Sonenshein
April 17, 2014
We tend to use shorthand to talk about our presidents.
Anti-Semitic fliers in Ukraine: Who is responsible?
Jewish Journal
April 17, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry condemned as \”grotesque\” on Thursday the distribution of leaflets in eastern Ukraine that appeared to call on Jews to register with separatist, pro-Russian authorities.
Local mom-athoner pounds pavement for a cure
Kylie Ora Lobell
April 17, 2014
Shannon Griefer ran a 135-mile ultramarathon in Death Valley in the middle of July, across the scorching hot terrain in the glow of the fiery sun.
Israel’s Eytan Fox puts frosting on ‘Cupcakes’
Tom Tugend
April 17, 2014
The name Eytan Fox instantly evokes two associations.
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