Turning 60
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2008
I have learned that finding peace is more important than being right, but that I can\’t make peace with someone who doesn\’t see me, nor they with me if I don\’t see them.
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birthday
Happy Birthday, USA! Sweet dreams with the Shema
Shoshana Lewin Fischer
June 26, 2008
We celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States of America on July 4. Between noshing on barbecue and watching fireworks, test how well you know early American history. Circle the right answer for the following questions but read carefully — some might be a bit tricky.
Generations of comics salute Mort Sahl on his 80th
Hank Rosenfeld
August 24, 2007
\”Mort Sahl changed the face of comedy. Before his, that face was Marty Allen\’s.\”
— Jack Riley
Happy Birthday, Unsung Heroes, Heroes of Sherwood, Rock for Research
Jewish Journal
March 16, 2007
Circuit
Hitting the century mark doesn’t stop this translator
Jane Ulman
December 7, 2006
Dobkin doesn\’t play bingo, and she doesn\’t own a television. She occasionally attends a lecture or musical event, but generally, when she isn\’t working, she is reading, usually The Forward in Yiddish or English or The Jewish Journal. She reads without glasses, except for very small print.
When Birthday Party Blowouts Blowup
Sharon Duke Estroff
September 7, 2006
Fortunately, it\’s perfectly possible to plan a kid-friendly birthday bash without compromising our values, sanity and pocketbook. All it takes is a little panning for gold.
Happy Birthday from Berlin
Peter L. Rothholz
August 31, 2006
One speaker characterized the Berlin Jewish community as \”a piece of the mosaic that makes up our history\” and emphasized the importance to the city of today\’s Jewish community, which numbers approximately 30,000.
Ready, Aim, Birthday!
Judy Gruen
March 9, 2006
It\’s not every day that I am E-vited to a birthday party promising to feature live ammunition. Excitedly, I E-sponded with a resounding \”yes.\” Paula was throwing a Wild West-themed shindig for her husband Bill\’s birthday. It was a \”BYOF\” (Bring Your Own Firearm) affair.
Party Pooper
Carin Davis
September 15, 2005
My college friends Jordy and Michelle are throwing a party — a birthday party for their 1-year-old son. That\’s right, my former party \’til the break of dawn dormmates are hosting a luau for their little one. This should be good.
I walk into the Hawaiian-themed rager and am overwhelmed. It\’s like Tot Shabbat with leis. There are a dozen kids playing on the floor. How do my friends even know this many crawlers? Where did they find them? I can only imagine they rented them from the party store along with the tiki bar and folding chairs. And who are all these new mothers?
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