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For the Kids

Abby Gilad February 13, 2003

One year ago, Kol Tikvah Religious School in Woodland Hills started a letter-writing campaign to Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

Israel Mourns

Naomi Segal February 6, 2003

Even for Israelis hardened by years of dealing with Palestinian terrorism, the death of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon came as a
difficult blow.

Moments of Silence

Rob Eshman February 6, 2003

There were a lot of moments of silence this week. There was the one early Saturday morning when you first heard the news of the space shuttle Columbia\’s disappearance.

Light From Sorrow

Irene Brown February 6, 2003

As an aerospace writer, I have watched 87 crews slip the bonds of Earth\’s gravity and rocket away into space.

Where No Israeli Has Gone Before

Irene Brown July 18, 2002

\”I would like to see my mission as my first one, not my last,\” he added.

Vocalist Vanessa Paloma can not wait to sing at Fiesta Shalom on June 30. For the Angeleno, who performs Ladino music with her band, Flor de Serena, Fiesta Shalom, a celebration of her Jewish and Latin ethnicities, is a far cry from the mixed feelings she used to experience about carrying passports in both cultures.